While some areas in western Colorado received above normal precipitation, above normal temperatures continued throughout the month of August. As a result, drought conditions in western Colorado persisted.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the eastern portion of the zone through the end of the month while exceptional (D4) drought conditions remained over the far western portion of the zone.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained across the southeastern portion of the zone throughout the month while exceptional (D4) drought conditions remained across the rest of the zone.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions remained across the far western portion of the zone and even inched further northeast by mid August. Meanwhile, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the remainder of the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted across all but the far northwest portion of the zone where extreme (D3) drought status continued through the end of the month.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions expanded in mid August to include all but the northwest portion of the zone where extreme (D3) drought status continued through the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month and worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid August across the southern portion of the zone.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month and worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status across the far western portion of the zone in mid August.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month and expanded to encompass the entirety of the zone by mid August.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the end of the month and expanded to encompass the entirety of the zone by mid August.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the far western portion of the zone through the end of the month and expanded to encompass almost the entirety of the zone by mid August.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the far southwest portion of the zone through the end of the month and expanded to include the entirety of the zone by mid August.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the far western portion of the zone through the end of the month and expanded to encompass the southern half of the zone by mid August.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the far southern portion of the zone through the end of the month and expanded to encompass the entirety of the zone by mid August.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions that had been in place since July worsened in mid August when the situation deteriorated to the extreme (D3) drought category across all but the far northern portion of the zone. The extreme drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions that had been in place since the beginning of the month quickly deteriorated to the extreme (D3) drought category across the southern half of the zone by mid August. The extreme drought conditions persisted in that area through the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-AUG-18 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions that had been in place since July worsened in mid August when the situation deteriorated to the extreme (D3) drought category across the southern half of the zone. The extreme drought conditions persisted in that area through the end of the month.