Yuma County drought today
The U.S. Drought Monitor's category for Yuma County, Colorado (FIPS 08125), the share of its area in each category, and what it means for water users.
Area by category
| Category | This week | Week before |
|---|---|---|
| No category No drought | 23.9% | 28.8% |
| D0 Abnormally dry or worse | 76.1% | 71.2% |
| D1 Moderate drought or worse | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| D2 Severe drought or worse | 0% | 0% |
| D3 Extreme drought or worse | 0% | 0% |
| D4 Exceptional drought | 0% | 0% |
Cumulative, as the Monitor reports them: each row includes the rows below it.
What it means for water users
Yuma County is in D1 moderate drought: 9.7% of its area is in moderate drought or worse, conditions around the 10th–20th percentile of the record.
By category alone this week: 66.5% D0 and 9.7% D1.
Against the map of Sep 22, 2026, the category is unchanged at D1, with the same share in D2 or worse (0%).
The share in D2 or worse was the same, 0%, on all 4 maps from Sep 8, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026.
USDA uses the Monitor to trigger drought disaster designations; the county FSA office confirms what applies.
It is not water administration: calls on its streams depend on streamflow and priority, not on this category.
Where its water is administered
Yuma County lies in Division 1, the South Platte basin. Water there is administered by priority: see the basin's active calls and snowpack.
Nearby
Nearest stream gauges: South Platte River at Fort Morgan (75 mi), Cache La Poudre River above North 11th Avenue at Greeley (124 mi), First Creek below Buckley Road at Rocky Mountain Arsenal (126 mi) and South Platte River at Fort Lupton (127 mi).
Nearby counties this week: Phillips County (D1), Washington County (D0), Kit Carson County (D1) and Sedgwick County (D2, D2+ 8.7%).