For the first time this year, a small white patch appears on the U.S. Drought Monitor’s map of Colorado, signifying the only area in the state no longer experiencing abnormally dry conditions. cowx
That patch, east of Steamboat Springs, covers a portion of southwest Jackson County and a sliver of Larimer County’s western border, accounts for just 1% of the state’s area, Drought Monitor data indicates. But it’s a start.,” but recent rain and snowfall this week began nibbling away at those massive swathes of dry land.
Levels around Steamboat Springs are 109% of normal levels for this time of the year, the data shows. Snowpack around Aspen sits at 92% of normal. The biggest boost came for the Fort Collins, Boulder and Denver corridor, which sits at 142% of normal levels. And the area around Colorado Springs and Pueblo sits at 102% of normal.
Still lagging is the area around Gunnison and Ouray, which sits at 50% of normal snowpack, the data shows.
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