Drought conditions worsened slightly across portions of northwest Colorado in response to areas of above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation during the month of April. Elsewhere, drought status remained unchanged through the end of April as a result of the aforementioned conditions.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. 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 April.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. Extreme (D3) conditions persisted over all but the eastern portion of the zone where the severe (D2) category continued through the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. 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-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. Exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across the southern portion of the zone as the extreme (D3) category continued up north.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. Exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across the far southern portion of the zone while the extreme (D3) category continued elsewhere.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April 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 April.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across central portions of the zone with extreme (D3) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April 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-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April 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-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April with extreme (D3) conditions across the far northwest portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April 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-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far southwest portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) drought continued.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April with extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion of the zone, severe (D2) conditions over central areas, and moderate (D1) drought across the far southeast portion of the zone. The extreme drought in the east-central portion of the zone improved to the  severe category by the end of the month.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April with extreme (D3) conditions across the western portion of the zone and the exceptional (D4) drought over the eastern portion. Exceptional conditions expanded to include the central part of the zone by the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April. 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-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April 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. An exception was across the far northeast portion of the zone where the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April 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-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April as the exceptional (D4) category expanded to include all of the southern portion of the zone with exceptional conditions continuing over the central portions. Meanwhile, the extreme (D3) category continued across the far northern tier of the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April as the exceptional (D4) category expanded to include 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.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far northeast portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-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 April with extreme (D4) conditions across the far northwest portion of the zone and severe (D2) conditions most everywhere else except for moderate (D1) drought across the far eastern portion of the zone.