A series of disturbances moved across western Colorado during the month of October. This led to areas of above normal precipitation for the month which resulted in some improvement of the drought across the region, most notably across the northern zones.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October as moderate (D1) conditions prevailed across all but the south-central portion of the zone where abnormally dry (D0) conditions continued.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. 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-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. 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 SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October 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-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. 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 UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 during the month of October. The severe (D2) drought improved to the moderate (D1) category across the central parts of the zone with the severe drought being confined to the southwest and northeast corners. Meanwhile, the moderate drought persisted elsewhere.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 western portion of the zone through the month of October as the extreme (D3) drought improved to the severe (D2) category. The severe drought persisted over the central areas while the moderate (D1) drought continued elsewhere through the end of the month.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 through the month of October. The extreme (D3) drought over the northern half of the zone improved to the severe (D2) category while the severe drought over the southern half improved to the moderate (D1) drought.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October as the severe (D2) drought continued.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. The exceptional (D4) drought over the northwest portion of the zone improved to the extreme (D3) category while the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category for the central areas. The severe drought persisted over the southern tier of the zone through the end of the month.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October as the extreme (D3) drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the eastern portion of the zone. Elsewhere, the extreme drought persisted.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 western portion of the zone through the month as the severe (D2) drought improved to the moderate (D1) category. Elsewhere, the severe drought continued.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. 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-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. Severe (D2) drought continued over the western portion of the zone with generally moderate (D1) conditions elsewhere.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 during the month of October. The exceptional (D4) drought over the northern tier of the zone improved to the extreme (D3) category while the extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category down south.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 during the month of October as the exceptional (D4) drought across the northeast corner of the zone improved to the extreme (D3) category. The extreme drought improved to the severe (D2) category across the southern and central areas by the end of the month.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October as the extreme (D3) drought across the northern half of the zone improved to the severe (D2) category. Severe drought continued elsewhere.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 portions of the zone through the month of October. The severe (D2) drought over the western periphery of the zone improved to the moderate (D1) category while the severe drought continued over the northern and southern borders. Meanwhile, the moderate drought persisted elsewhere.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. 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-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 through the month of October as the severe (D2) drought improved to the moderate (D1) category.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-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 October. 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.