Colorado free of ‘abnormal dryness’ for first time in 4 years
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly update on Thursday showed that no drought is present in Colorado.
Perhaps more notably, the report showed that “abnormal dryness,” a tier of dryness below official drought, is no longer present statewide.
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This change represents a downshift from 1.89% of the state that was considered abnormally dry last week, with that number now at zero percent. The previous abnormal dryness was present in the state’s southeast corner, but that’s now no longer the case.
The last time dryness was at this level was July 16, 2019, nearly four years ago.
During that 2019 stint, the state had been holding onto that same lack of dryness for eight weeks, starting on May 28, with the previous week of May 21 showing “abnormal dryness” at just 0.01%.
Find the full U.S. Drought Monitor report here.
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