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<br />Colorado Drou~ht Watch <br /> <br />Snowpack Levels 14% of Average <br />As of May 8, 2002 <br /> <br /> 100% <br />~ 90% <br />'" 80% <br />.. <br />~ 70% <br />~ <br />> 60% <br /><[ <br />- 50% <br />0 40% <br />- <br /><= 30% <br />~ <br />" 20% <br />~ <br />~ 10% <br />0- <br /> 0% <br /> <br />Statewide Snowpack by Basin <br /> <br /> <br />,,&~o'" Af' <l?~ # -l,I' ,i$"4' _",<J;>'" <br />0" Jf' "". -<p. ~ <i;9<.7 <br /> <br />Precipitation as of May 8, 2002 <br /> <br /> 100% <br />~ 90% <br />'" 80% <br />.. <br />- 70% <br />~ <br />> 60% <br /><[ <br />- 50% <br />0 40% <br />- <br /><= 30% <br />~ <br />" 20% <br />- <br />~ 10% <br />0- <br /> 0% <br /> <br />Precipitation by Basin <br /> <br />;# Af' <tfr'" <l?"''" <br /><:/' cfr'""". """. <br /> <br />,,,,#~,I' ;p<J;>'" ,s>'" <br />, c; _",'" <br />~ ..,. <br /> <br />.3/10/02 <br />04/1/02 <br />04/16/02 <br />. 5/8102 <br /> <br />. 3/18/02 <br />04/1102 <br />.4/16/02 <br />o 5/8/02 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />May 8, 2002 <br /> <br />Snowpack <br />. Snowfall across Colo- <br />rado was below aver- <br />age during February, <br />March. and April. <br />. This marks the fifth <br />consecutive month <br />with below normal <br />snowfall and it has re. <br />suited in a continued <br />decrease in the state's <br />snowpack. as a percent <br />of average. <br />. The state's snowpack <br />typically reaches its <br />maximum level around <br />April ] of each year. <br /> <br />Precipitation: <br />. The liquid equivalent <br />(inches) of rainfall. <br />snow, sleet, or hail. <br />collected by <br />precipitation storage <br />gauges. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Manually measured <br />precipitation gauges <br />are usually used and <br />are measured near <br />the end of the month <br />to determine an <br />approximate monthly <br />precipitation total. <br /> <br />2 <br />