November 2018 was a great month for enhancing the snowpack as several disturbances moved across western Colorado and produced significant early season snow accumulations. However, even with all the winter storms that moved into the region, November still ended up being drier than normal for the valleys. Nonetheless, several areas in northwest and west-central Colorado experienced a one category improvement in the drought classification.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All traces of extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) conditions across the far east-central perimeter of the zone by the end of November.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All traces of extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) conditions across the far western perimeter of the zone by the end of November.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought across the forecast zone by the end of November.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All traces of extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) conditions across the east and southeast portions of the zone by the end of November.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought across the zone by the end of November.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All traces of extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) conditions across the eastern portion of the zone by the end of November.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of November across the far western portion of the forecast area. However, a sliver of D3 drought persisted along the southeast border.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Weather conditions at the end of November resulted in an improvement with the state of the drought from exceptional (D4) to extreme (D3) drought across the southeast portion of the zone and an improvement from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) drought across the northeast. However, extreme (D3) drought persisted across the central portion of the zone.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of November across the majority of the forecast area. However, a sliver of D3 drought persisted along the southern border.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Weather conditions by the end of November resulted in an improvement with the state of the drought from the exceptional (D4) category to extreme (D3) across the zone.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions improved to the extreme (D3) drought category by the end of November across the western perimeter of the zone, while exceptional (D4) drought persisted over the far southwest portion.  Extreme (D3) drought continued across the remainder of the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought (D3) persisted across the eastern portion of the zone through November.
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted across the western portion of the zone through the end of the month, except for the far northwest corner where it improved to extreme (D3) drought by the end of the month.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The exceptional (D4) drought was trimmed back slightly to include only the southeast portion of the zone, while extreme (D3) drought continued across the central portion and severe (D2) persisted across the northern portion.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-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 northeast portion of the forecast zone through the end of the month where extreme (D3) conditions remained.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought continued across the central and west-central portions of the zone, while exceptional (D4) drought persisted across the east and southeast portions of the zone through November.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of November across the majority of the forecast area. A sliver of D3 drought persisted along the west-central border.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-NOV-18 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All traces of extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) conditions across the far western and east-central perimeters of the zone by the end of November.