The early winter season precipitation seemed to favor southwest Colorado in January 2013 with many climate sites reporting above normal precipitation for the month. One storm in particular tapped into sub-tropical moisture and dropped over an inch of rainfall across the lower elevations in southwest Colorado and produced heavy snow in the southern mountains. Areas in the north, including the central mountains did not fare as well with most of these sites reporting precipitation deficits of between a tenth to a half of an inch for the month. As a result extreme drought conditions increased in coverage over the month across that region of western Colorado.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 high plateau region of west central Colorado through the month of January.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 in northwest Colorado through the month of January.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions expanded eastward and engulfed the entire Flat Tops mountain range through the month of January.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 Elkhead and Park Mountains, while severe conditions stayed in place across the northern Gore Range through the month of January.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions at the beginning of the month deterioriated to the extreme drought category by the end of the month across the entire zone.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions persisted across the area through the month of January.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 Grand and Battlement Mesas through the month of January.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 the month of January.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions remained unchanged across the Uncompahgre Plateau through the month of January.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 southwest corner of Colorado through the month of January.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 southwest San Juan Mountains through the month of January.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions at the beginning of the month deteriorated to the extreme drought category across the entire area by the end of the month.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 through the month of January.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 the month of January.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-13 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions remained unchanged across the area through the month of January.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 northwest San Juan Mountains through the month of January.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 lower elevations of La Plata County through the month of January.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-13 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 lower elevations of Archuleta County through the month of January.