A prolonged monsoon pattern persisted across much of the region the last couple of weeks of July. This led to cooler and unsettled conditions and brought some much needed precipitation to eastern Utah. As a result, drought conditions improved by one or more categories across some southern zones by the end of the month. However, conditions remained unchanged or worsened slightly further north.

Drought in SOUTHEAST UTAH, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-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 July as exceptional (D4) conditions persisted across all but the northern part of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions continued.

Drought in LA SAL & ABAJO MOUNTAINS, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-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 during the month of July. The exceptional (D4) drought over the northern tier of the area improved to the severe to extreme (D2 to D3) category. The extreme drought that was in place over the southern areas at the beginning of July remained unchanged.

Drought in CANYONLANDS / NATURAL BRIDGES, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-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 during the month of July. The exceptional (D4) drought over the northern areas improved to the extreme (D3) category. The exceptional conditions over the south and the extreme drought over the central areas in place at the beginning of July remained unchanged.

Drought in TAVAPUTS PLATEAU, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-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 July with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.

Drought in GRAND FLAT AND ARCHES, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-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 areas during the month of July. The exceptional (D4) drought over the southern portion of the zone improved to the extreme (D3) category. Elsewhere, the extreme conditions that were in place at the beginning of July remained unchanged.

Drought in EASTERN UINTA BASIN, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-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 July with exceptional (D4) conditions across all but the far southern portion of the zone where the extreme (D3) category continued.

Drought in EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH
From 01-JUL-21 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The status of the drought either worsened or improved across some areas during the month of July. The exceptional (D4) drought was trimmed back to include only the far southern portion of the zone by the end of the month. Elsewhere, the extreme (D3) drought expanded north to include the rest of the zone.