After a historically wet winter, much of western Colorado is now in a drought. Aldis Strautins, a service hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, said a moderate drought has crept up from the far southwestern corner of the state to virtually all of southwest Colorado. “In the past few months we’ve had a lack of precipitation, compared to what we normally have,” Strautins said. “And then higher temperatures. We’ve had above-normal temperatures for the past month or so overall in western Colorado.” But he continued that this past winter’s heavy snowfall is still positively affecting the region, with many of its reservoirs close to normal, or even above normal, for this time of year. To view the full article visit the CPR.
