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Extreme Drought – With Normal Snowpack

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The US Drought Monitor shows northwestern Colorado in extreme drought, despite the fact that they have had dozens of snowstorms and the snowpack in the mountains is normal .

US Drought Monitor

Basin Snow Water Content Map (SNOTEL)

Northeastern Wyoming has more than 200% of normal snowpack, and is listed as being under extreme drought.

At some point they are going to have to accept the fact that the permanent drought of 2012 is over.

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