The beginning and end of September saw weather systems move into the region, resulting in cooler and unsettled conditions, most notably for the southern and some central sites. As a result, some areas saw slight improvement in the category of the drought. Other locations remained unchanged.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September with abnormally dry to moderate drought (D0 to D1) across the far northeast portion of the zone with severe (D2) conditions in the central portion of the zone. Finally, extreme (D3) conditions persisted across the southwest portion of the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. Abnormally dry to moderate (D0 to D1) drought conditions continued across all but the far southern portion of the zone where the severe (D2) drought persisted.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 entirety of the zone through the month of September. The severe (D2) drought across the northern portion of the zone continued with extreme (D3) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. The extreme (D3) drought continued across the southern portion of the zone with severe (D2) conditions over the central areas and moderate (D1) drought elsewhere through the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. Extreme (D3) drought continued over the western portion of the zone with severe (D2) category over the central portions. Moderate (D1) drought continued elsewhere through the end of the month.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 during the month of September. Severe (D2) drought continued across the western and central parts of the zone while the moderate (D1) drought persisted elsewhere.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. Severe (D2) drought continued over the northern, southern and western peripheries of the zone while moderate (D1) drought persisted elsewhere.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. Severe (D2) drought continued over the western portion of the zone with moderate (D1) category over the eastern portion.

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

The status of the drought improved across much of the zone through the month of September. The extreme (D3) drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the western and eastern portions of the zone while the severe drought continued over the central areas through the end of the month.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September as the severe (D2) drought continued over the entirety of the zone.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. The severe (D2) drought continued over the southwest and far west-central portions of the zone with moderate (D1) drought elsewhere.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. Severe (D2) drought continued over the western portion of the zone with generally moderate (D1) conditions elsewhere.

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

The status of the drought improved across some of the zone through the month of September. The extreme (D3) drought was trimmed back slightly to include the northern half of the zone with severe (D2) conditions elsewhere.

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

The status of the drought improved across some of the zone through the month of September as the extreme (D3) drought improved to the severe (D2) category across the eastern portion of the zone. The severe drought across the remainder of the zone was unchanged through the end of the month.

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

Drought conditions improved across some of the zone during the month of September. The exceptional (D4) drought across the northern portion of the zone was trimmed back to only include the far northeast corner by the end of the month. Elsewhere, the extreme (D3) drought persisted.

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

Drought conditions remained largely unchanged across the zone during the month of September. Exceptional (D4) drought continued across much of the northern tier of the zone with extreme (D3) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 during the month of September as extreme (D3) conditions continued over the northern half of the zone with severe (D2) drought elsewhere.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September as extreme (D3) drought continued over the entirety of the zone.

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

The status of the drought improved over some of the zone during the month of September. The exceptional (D4) drought over the northwest portion of the zone was trimmed back slightly while the extreme (D3) drought continued elsewhere. An exception was across the southern tier of the zone which improved to the severe (D2) category by the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September as moderate (D1) conditions prevailed across all but the south-central portion of the zone where abnormally dry (D0) conditions continued.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 September. Abnormally dry to moderate (D0 to D1) drought continued over the eastern and western portions of the zone with severe (D2) drought over the central area.