Colorado drought

Share of state area in drought (D1-D4) or worse, week over week

Data through Aug 11, 2026 · source last checked Aug 13, 2026 · page revised Aug 13, 2026

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Colorado: 93% of area in drought (D1-D4) or worse as of Aug 11, 2026 (US Drought Monitor). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/drought/colorado

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<p style="font-size:11px;color:#6b6b6b;margin:2px 0 0">About this data: US Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA) · Share of area in moderate drought (D1) or worse · Colorado · % · Conditions as of the prior Tuesday · through Aug 11, 2026</p>

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About this data

Source: US Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA)
Series: Share of area in moderate drought (D1) or worse
Geography: Colorado
Unit: %
Calculation: Conditions as of the prior Tuesday
Last observation: Aug 11, 2026
Update frequency: Weekly, released Thursdays

Drought worsened week over week (now 93%).

Ninety-one percent of Colorado was in moderate drought or worse as of August 4, unchanged week over week but up 46 points from a year ago and 56 points above the 5-year median. The state's drought coverage has deteriorated sharply over the past year, per the US Drought Monitor.

The numbers
Period	Current	Prior	Change
Week over week	93%	91%	+2 pts
Month over month	93%	90%	+3 pts
Year over year	93%	47%	+46 pts
vs 5-yr median	93%	34%	+59 pts

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