There's some encouraging news this week when it comes to drought conditions across Colorado. The biggest improvement came in the extreme drought category, which dropped by about 13 percent statewide — a significant shift in just one week.

The most dramatic change occurred in southern Colorado, where record rainfall helped push many areas all the way to drought-free status. Meanwhile, the eastern plains continue to hold steady with mostly drought-free conditions — great news for farmers and ranchers as we move deeper into the fall season.

However, some pockets of moderate drought remain in the Denver metro area, particularly across Jefferson, Douglas, and Arapahoe counties.

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According to Allie Mazurek, a climatologist with Colorado State University, it's highly unusual to see this mu

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