Much of the state got 25-35% of the normal annual rainfall this week, and is listed by the the (always honest) US Government as being under extreme drought.
Intellicast – Weekly Precipitation in United States
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Most of the state got 1 to 2″ of rain. Only a small part got above 4″, and the only spot that got 8″ was at the highest elevations above 14,000 ft – which you would expect.
It takes more than a quick week of rain to reverse an extreme drought. Remember that earlier this year, the FL panhandle had pretty decent drought, and it took about 20″ of rain for it to reverse.
The heaviest rain is in the urban corridor around Denver and on the eastern plains which are listed as extreme drought. If you lived in Colorado (as I do) then you would know that the heaviest thunderstorms occur on the plains. Nice try though.
You can’t read a map then. That yellow dot is not Denver.
Besides even if they got 8″ of rain in one day, or would week, you need long term persistent relief to reverse a bad drought.
The heaviest precipitation occurs at the highest elevations. Period. It’s called orographic precipitation.
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/we-have-a-booby-prize-winner/
To prove it for you:
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpn/co.gif
Here is the last 60 days…
http://naturalclimate.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/screenhunter_05-aug-02-12-472.jpg
Looks kind of wet there if you ask me. Classic droughtflood?
It’s funny that they have us in such a dark red down here when it sure doesn’t look like an extreme drought here.