Near to slightly below normal temperatures prevailed across much of Colorado during the month of February. Additionally, wetter than normal conditions occurred across many areas, though pockets of below normal precipitation prevailed in some spots. Regardless, drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the western slope with much of the region remaining in either the extreme or exceptional category through the end of the month. However, there was some improvement in drought category near the Continental Divide towards the end of February.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 for the majority of the area through the end of the month with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the southeast portion of the zone where the exceptional drought improved to the extreme (D3) category, and over the far eastern portions of the zone where the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category in late February.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 while the extreme (D3) drought remained in the central portion of the zone through the end of the month. The extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category across the far northeast portion of the zone by the end of February.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 the entirety of the zone by the end of February. The exceptional (D4) drought improved to the extreme (D3) category across the western and southwest portions of the zone while the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the eastern portion of the zone.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 the majority of the zone by the end of February. The exceptional (D4) drought improved to the extreme (D3) category across the western portion of the zone while the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the eastern portion of the zone.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across all but the far northern part of the zone through the end of the month. Up north, conditions improved to the extreme (D3) category in late February.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 region by the end of the month. The exceptional (D4) drought persisted over the southern portion of the zone but improved to the extreme (D3) category across the northern and central portions in late February.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The exceptional (D4) drought improved to the extreme (D3) category across the central and southeast portions of the zone in late February while the extreme drought remained over the northwest portion of the zone through the end of the month. Elsewhere, exceptional conditions persisted.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 for the majority of the area through the end of the month with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the far eastern portion of the zone where the exceptional drought improved to the extreme (D3) category in late February.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 for the majority of the area through the end of the month with exceptional (D4) conditions prevailing. An exception was across the far southern portion of the zone where the exceptional drought improved to the extreme (D3) category in late February.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 the entirety of the zone by the end of February as the extreme (D3) drought entered the severe (D2) category.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 the entirety of the zone by the end of February as the exceptional (D4) drought entered the extreme (D3) category across the far northwest portion of the zone and changed from the extreme to severe (D2) category elsewhere.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 region by the end of the month. The exceptional (D4) drought persisted over the far western portions of the zone but improved to the extreme (D3) category across the central portions in late February. Additionally, the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the southeast portion of the zone.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The exceptional (D4) drought persisted across all but the far southeast parts of the zone through the end of the month. There, conditions improved to the extreme (D3) category in late February.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February as the 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February 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-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-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 February with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far northeast portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.