Drought conditions worsened slightly across portions of west-central Colorado in response to areas of above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation during the month of June. Conditions improved slightly across portions of southwest Colorado. Elsewhere, the drought status remained unchanged through the end of June as a result of the aforementioned conditions.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained largely unchanged across the forecast area during the month of June. Extreme (D3) conditions persisted across the western portion of the zone and expanded slightly to the northeast. Meanwhile, severe (D2) drought continued over the central and northeast portions while the moderate (D1) category lingered over the southeast areas. As a result of the ongoing drought, the town of Norwood is down to less than 17% drinking water left and ranchers are selling off cattle as there is not enough hay to keep the numbers up.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June. Exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across the far southern portion of the zone while the extreme (D3) category continued elsewhere. As a result of the ongoing drought, ranchers in Montezuma County are selling off cattle as there is not enough hay to keep the numbers up.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought worsened through the month of June with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing and expanding south. The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the central portion of the zone with a small sliver of severe (D2) conditions over the far east-central portion of the zone through the end of June.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June with extreme (D3) conditions across the far northwest portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far southwest portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought continued.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought worsened in some areas and improved in others through the month of June. The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across central portions of the zone and expanded further west with extreme (D3) conditions elsewhere. An exception was across the far southeast portion of the zone which improved to the severe (D2) category by the end of the month.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the far eastern portion of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions persisted.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained largely unchanged through the month of June with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the far southern portion of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions continued.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June. Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted across the southwest portion of the zone while the extreme (D3) drought remained in the central portion of the zone through the end of the month. The severe (D2) category remained across the far northeast portion of the zone through the end of June.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of June as extreme (D3) conditions persisted across the western and central areas. The severe (D2) drought remained across some of the eastern portion of the zone with moderate (D1) conditions over the far northeast portion.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June. Exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across the southern portion of the zone as the extreme (D3) category continued up north.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought worsened across the zone through the month of June as the extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion expanded further south. Meanwhile, severe (D2) conditions persisted over the central areas with the moderate (D1) category across the far southeast portion of the zone.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June with extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion of the zone and the exceptional (D4) drought over the eastern and central portions.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June. Exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across all but the far southeast portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought remained.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June with extreme (D3) conditions across all but the far southeast portion of the zone where the exceptional (D4) drought continued.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought worsened through the month of June as the extreme (D3) conditions expanded to encompass the entire northwest portion of the zone. Elsewhere, severe (D2) conditions persisted except for moderate (D1) drought across the far eastern portion of the zone.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained largely unchanged across the zone through the month of June as the exceptional (D4) drought persisted over the southern and northwest portions of the zone. Meanwhile, the extreme (D3) category continued and expanded to include the far northeast corner of the zone.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June as the exceptional (D4) category persisted across the zone.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June as the exceptional (D4) category persisted across the entirety of the zone.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged during the month of June as the exceptional (D4) category persisted across all but the far northern tier of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JUN-21 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June as the exceptional (D4) category persisted across the majority of the zone. An exception was across the far northern tier of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions persisted through the end of the month.