DENVER (KDVR) — Whereas the Denver metro stays drought-free, the newest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor reveals a 3.74% enhance in drought or abnormally dry circumstances throughout Colorado in comparison with final week.
Firstly of August, dry circumstances had been reported in southwestern Colorado. Slightly below 27% of Colorado reported abnormally dry circumstances, with 4.58% of the state in average (D1) drought.
Simply three weeks later, drought considerations worsened in southwestern Colorado, with some areas in southern Colorado close to Alamosa reaching extreme drought.
By the top of September, drought considerations continued to unfold by southwest Colorado. The drought monitor launched on Sept. 28 additionally revealed that components of far japanese Colorado had been falling to abnormally dry ranges.
The beginning of November revealed that whereas the I-25 hall stays freed from drought considerations, dry circumstances continued to develop in each japanese and western Colorado.
Regardless of a spherical of showers that moved by Colorado, drought circumstances continued to worsen in components of Colorado. As of Nov. 9, 45.74% of the state is in abnormally dry circumstances, average drought or extreme drought.
Though November has been dry to date, Denver continues to be almost 5 inches of rainfall forward for the yr, aiding in maintaining away drought considerations.
