Drought conditions improved slightly across portions of southwest Colorado in response to areas of below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation during the month of March. Elsewhere, drought status remained unchanged through the end of March as a result of drier and warmer than normal conditions.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 by the end of March with extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions elsewhere. An exception was the improvement from severe to moderate (D1) drought across the far southeast portion of the zone by the end of the month.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 end of March with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the far eastern portion of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions persisted.

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

The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across the southwest portion of the zone, though it was trimmed back slightly, 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 March.

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

The only change to the drought status through the month of March was that the small sliver of exceptional (D4) drought improved to the extreme (D3) category across the far southern tier of the zone. Elsewhere, the extreme drought continued over the western and central portions of the zone while the severe (D2) category persisted over the eastern portion of the zone.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March. Only a small sliver of the exceptional (D4) drought remained across the far western portion of the zone with extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions over the eastern portion of the zone.

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

The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across the southern portion of the zone through the end of March but was trimmed back slightly. Up north, the extreme (D3) category continued.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across the far southern portion of the zone through the end of March but was trimmed back slightly. Across the central and northern portions of the zone, the extreme (D3) category continued.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 end of the month with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the southeast portion of the zone with severe (D2) conditions continued over the far eastern portion of the zone through the end of March.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March. The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across central portions of the zone with extreme conditions elsewhere.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 end of March with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the far southern portion of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions continued.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 end of March with extreme (D3) conditions across the far northwest portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 by the end of March with extreme (D4) conditions across the far northwest portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions elsewhere. An exception was the improvement from severe to moderate (D1) drought across the far eastern portion of the zone by the end of the month.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March. Exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across all but the far southeast portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought remained.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March as exceptional (D4) conditions persisted over the southern and pockets of the northern and central areas 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March 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-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-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 March with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far northeast portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.