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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
445 AM MDT MON JUN 12 2023
..LARGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR AREAS EXPERIENCING LONG TERM DROUGHT
SYNOPSIS...
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JULY 2022, NO PORTION OF THE STATE IS
EXPERIENCING EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT.
DROUGHT CATEGORIES HAVE DECREASED FOR THE FAR NORTHEASTERN
CORNER WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THIS AREA.
AREAS IN D0, ABNORMALLY DRY, CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF THE FAR
EASTERN PLAINS, INCLUDING NORTHERN WELD AND LOGAN. THIS CONDITIONS
EXIST FOR MAJORITY OF SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES.
.CLIMATE SUMMARY:
ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE
MONTH OF MAY. DENVER RECEIVED 5.53 INCHES THROUGH THE MONTH OF
MAY WHICH TOPS OUT AT THE 4TH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD. ADDITIONALLY,
DENVER REPORTED A MAXIMUM DAILY RECORD OF RAINFALL OF 2.92 INCHES
WAS SET ON MAY 11TH. THE COLORADO CLIMATE CENTER INDICATED THAT
THE PLATTE RIVER BASIN WAS "THE 9TH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD WHICH
IS THE WETTEST SINCE 2015." IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES, MAY TRENDED
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. MAY 2023 RANKED THE 16TH WARMEST ACROSS
THE STATE OF COLORADO.
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK:
THE AVERAGE 28 DAY STREAM FLOW IS MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST OF
THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO INCLUDING THE SOUTH
PLATTE RIVER BASIN. PARTS OF THE UPPER COLORADO BASIN INCLUDING
THE MOUNTAINS ARE TRENDING NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL IN THE AVERAGE
28 DAY STREAM FLOW. THE AVERAGE 14 DAY STREAM FLOW IS VERY SIMILAR
WITH ALL REGIONS TRENDING NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL. THIS IS A LARGE
IMPROVEMENT ESPECIALLY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS WHERE STREAMS
WERE TRENDING BELOW NORMAL LAST MONTH.
.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:
A FEW AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS RECENT RAINFALL
HAS IMPROVED SOIL MOISTURE. PLANTING SUNFLOWER CROPS HAVE ADVANCED
QUICKLY. CORN CROP OUTLOOK HAS ALSO IMPROVED DUE TO RECENT
RAINFALL. SORGHUM CROP ALONG PARTS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS HAS
PROGRESSED WELL. BOTH PASTURES AND RANGE CONDITIONS ARE
PROGRESSING WELL ACROSS THE STATE. DRY BEANS PLANTING FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR HAS PROCEED WITH 53% COVERING THE STATE. WINTER WHEAT
HARVEST HAS ENDED BUT WAS REPORTED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT
CONDITION. POTATO EMERGENCE HAS SLIGHTLY FELL.
.PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK:
THE 8-14 OUTLOOK THROUGH THE MIDDLE JUNE LEANING ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AND LEANING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR OUR ENTIRE
REGION.
LOOKING AHEAD, THE JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST SEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR
TEMPERATURES FAVOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE ENTIRE
REGION.
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FAVORS EQUAL CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. THE FOUR CORNERS AREA OF THE
STATE IS LEANING TOWARD BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
RELATED WEB SITES...
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND
AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:
LOCAL WEATHER, CLIMATE AND WATER INFORMATION: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOU
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR: DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU
NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOKS: WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
COLORADO CLIMATE CENTER DROUGHT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES:
CLIMATE.COLOSTATE.EDU/DROUGHT_INFO.HTML
USDA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION REPORTS:
WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV/STATISTICS_BY_STATE/COLORADO/PUBLICATIONS
/CROP_PROGRESS_&_CONDITION
CWCB WATER AVAILABILITY TASK FORCE PRESENTATIONS:
CWCB.COLORADO.GOV/WATER-AVAILABILITY-FLOOD-TASK-FORCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING
NOAA`S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, STATE AND REGIONAL CLIMATE
CENTERS, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) AND THE NATIONAL
DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS
BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES, COOPERATIVE
NETWORK STATIONS, THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
SNOTEL NETWORK, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION AND U.S. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS STREAM AND RESERVOIR
GAGES.
CONTACT INFORMATION...
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE 325 BROADWAY BOULDER, CO
80305 W-BOU.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
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