Temperatures were above normal and precipitation was below normal across much of Colorado during the month of January. As a result, drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the western slope and remained in either the extreme or exceptional category through the end of the month.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought improved slightly by the end of January as the exceptional (D4) drought across the eastern portion of the zone improved to the extreme (D3) category and some of the extreme drought across the far southeast portion of the zone improved to the severe (D2) category. However, the exceptional drought continued across the west and southern portions of the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of January with extreme (D3) conditions across the eastern half of the zone and the exceptional (D4) category over the western half of the zone.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions across the entirety of the zone.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions across the entirety of the zone.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across the far eastern portion of the zone and the exceptional (D4) category elsewhere.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across the northwest portion of the zone and the exceptional (D4) category elsewhere.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far western portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought continued.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far northwest portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought continued.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across the entirety of the zone.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across all but the far southeast portion of the zone where the exceptional (D4) drought continued.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far southwest portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought continued.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of January with exceptional (D4) conditions across the western and central portions of the zone and the extreme (D3) category elsewhere.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion of the zone and the exceptional (D4) drought over the eastern portion.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions over the entirety of the zone.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January as the exceptional (D4) conditions over the northern and southern tiers of the zone expanded to encompass more of the northeast portion of the zone. Meanwhile, the extreme (D3) category persisted elsewhere through the end of the month.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across all but the far northeast and southern portions of the zone where the exceptional (D4) category continued.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of January with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far southeast and far southwest portions of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with extreme (D3) conditions across all but the north-central portion of the zone where the exceptional (D4) category continued.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-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 January with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far northeast portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.