Weekly Climate, Water and Drought Assessment of the Upper Colorado River Region #COdrought

Click on the thumbnail graphic for the May precipitation map for the Upper Colorado Region from the Colorado Climate Center. Click here for all the summaries. Here’s an excerpt:

May Precipitation:

Spotty drier than average and wetter than average conditions scattered
through the UCRB

Western WY near average, central UT slightly wetter than average,
and central CO mountains near average

Most of western CO drier than average, Four corners mostly below
70% of average, and northeast UT also drier than average

Mostly drier than average in northeast CO and southeast WY, with
some spotty areas receiving less than 50% of average precipitation for
the month

Southeast CO and the San Luis Valley much drier than average for
May, with most areas less than 50% of average

Last Week Precipitation:

Most of the basin saw very little precipitation, with some spotty
shower activity in the northern part of the basin

Spotty areas in northern UT, western WY, and northwest CO received
between .5 and 1 inch of precipitation

Most of the basin received less than .25 inches of moisture, and some
parts near the Four Corners received no precipitation for the week

Some parts of northeast CO and southeast WY received between .25
and 1 inch of precipitation for the week

Southeast CO and San Luis Valley were much drier, receiving less
than .10 inches and many areas receiving no precipitation