A less active weather pattern prevailed over western Colorado through the month of February. Winter weather systems still moved over the region but moisture was limited and only a few of these weather events were strong enough to bring precipitation to the valleys. The climate reporting stations in western Colorado all reported below normal precipitation, generally ranging from near a quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch in deficit. Drought conditions changed little across much of the region, although improvement across the Four Corners area was the most notable change in western Colorado.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Slight improvement to severe drought was seen in the southern portion of this zone in February.  However most of the zone remained in extreme drought conditions through the month.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions remained in place across the central Yampa River Basin through the month of February.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme to severe drought conditions remained unchanged across the area through February.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Slight improvement from extreme to severe drought was seen across the Tavaputs Plateau in February.  However the Roan plateau continued to experience extreme  drought conditions through the month.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions remained unchanged across the area in February.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions remained unchanged across the area through the month of February.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions remained unchanged across thearea through the month of February.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northwest portion of the Uncompahgre Plateau improved from extreme drought conditions to the severe category by the end of the month.  The southeast portion of the plateau persisted in severe drought conditions through the month.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Moderate to severe drought conditions remained unchanged across the Sawatch and Elk Mountain ranges through the month of February.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions remained unchanged across the Flat Tops through the month of February.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme to severe drought conditions remained unchanged across the upper Gunnison River valley through the month of February.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern portion of the area improved from the severe drought category to the moderate category by the end of February.  The northern portion of the zone persisted in severe drought conditions in February.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southwestern San Juan Mountains experienced improvement from the severe drought category to the moderate category by the end of the month.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions in the northern portion of the zone and severe drought conditions in the southern portion of the zone improved to the severe and moderate categories, respectively, by the end of the month.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The Four Corners region of southwest Colorado including the upper Dolores River basin experienced improvement from severe to moderate drought conditions by the end of the month.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions improved to the moderate drought category by the end of the month.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions improved to the moderate drought category by the end of the month.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions improved to the severe category across the Grand Valley by the end of February.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme to severe drought conditions remained unchanged along the Colorado River valley from Debeque to Silt through the end of February.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions remained unchanged along the central Colorado River valley through the end of February.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-13 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions remained unchanged across the upper Yampa River basin through the month of February.