As of September 27, about 15 percent of Colorado is not experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions while about 85 percent of Colorado is experiencing some degree of abnormally dry or drought conditions. More than 15 percent of the state is experiencing severe, extreme or exceptional drought.

This is an improvement from three months ago (late June 2021) and one year ago when nearly 99 percent and just over 87 percent of Colorado, respectively, were experiencing some degree of abnormally dry or drought conditions.

Currently, as of September 1st, statewide reservoir storage is 78 percent of median.