Home Dry April and May hurt Western Colorado runoff forecasts This precipitation map created by NOAA depicts precipitation as a percent of normal across the west. Looking at Colorado, it clearly shows how dry southwestern Colorado has been since Oct. 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020.

This precipitation map created by NOAA depicts precipitation as a percent of normal across the west. Looking at Colorado, it clearly shows how dry southwestern Colorado has been since Oct. 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020.

This precipitation map created by NOAA depicts precipitation as a percent of normal across the west. Looking at Colorado, it clearly shows how dry southwestern Colorado has been since Oct. 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020.