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388 events in Tavaputs Plateau · page 1 of 4
Clear all filtersAt the beginning of the month of April, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering 100% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau. These drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. Drought impacts at this point are limited to poor winter snowpack conditions. There is increasing concern over the impact of the drought on the upcoming summer wildfire
NOAA record 1332685 ↗With the 3/24 US Drought Monitor update, an area of Extreme (D3) Drought was analyzed as covering approximately 1% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, with the remaining 99% of the zone under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 3/31 update, 100% of the zone was now under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. No reports of impacts or losses related to drought conditions in the zone have been recei
NOAA record 1319263 ↗Generally 7 to 8 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek in the higher elevations.
NOAA record 1317739 ↗Generally around 22.5 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek in the higher elevations. Winds gusted in the 45 to 60 mph range with a peak wind gust of 59 mph at Wildhorse RAWS.
NOAA record 1317702 ↗Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.5 inches of snow at East Willow Creek.
NOAA record 1308279 ↗The last area of Extreme (D3) Drought was removed from Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau on October 14th, 2025, and has not reoccurred for a month. Therefore, this will be the last drought entry for this zone until such time as drought reoccurs.
NOAA record 1300647 ↗At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering 60% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, with the remaining 40% under Severe (D2) Drought. With the 10/14 Drought Monitor update, significant improvements were noted. Extreme (D3) Drought was completely removed and Moderate (D1) Drought was introduced. Severe (D2) Drought now cover
NOAA record 1296845 ↗At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 60% of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, with the remainder under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 9/17 Drought Monitor update, the area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions was reduced to 55%. From this point to the end of the month there were no substantial change
NOAA record 1295111 ↗At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered roughly 1/3 of Utah Zone 025 - Tavaputs Plateau, mainly across the far western edge of the zone. With the 8/20/25 US Drought Monitor update, the area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions was expanded to cover roughly 2/3 of the zone. From the 8/20/25 update through the end
NOAA record 1291248 ↗The Diamond Canyon Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 13.2 miles northwest of Cisco, Utah or 39 miles northeast of Moab, Utah. The fire grew to 323 acres before it was contained in late July. The estimated cost to date was $1 million.
NOAA record 1285480 ↗Generally around 20 inches of snow fell across the area at East Willow Creek. A peak wind gust of 49 mph occurred at Upper Sand Wash RAWS.
NOAA record 1248512 ↗Generally 9 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Wind gusts to 46 mph were reported at Upper P.R. Canyon RAWS.
NOAA record 1239672 ↗Generally 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.2 at East Willow Creek.
NOAA record 1224476 ↗Generally 6 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek.
NOAA record 1224400 ↗Generally 5 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Peak wind gust of 46 mph at Wildhorse RAWS, but otherwise winds were in the 35 to 40 mph range.
NOAA record 1220608 ↗Generally 7 to 11 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek.
NOAA record 1169830 ↗Generally 11 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Wind gusts were in the 30 to 40 mph range on average but peaked in the 55 to 64 mph range at the start of the event.
NOAA record 1169839 ↗About 24 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek. Winds generally gusted in the 35 to 45 mph range with a peak gust of 46 mph at Upper P.R. Canyon RAWS.
NOAA record 1165819 ↗Generally 7 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek.
NOAA record 1165800 ↗Generally 12 inches of snow fell at East Willow Creek SNOTEL. Winds less than 45 mph.
NOAA record 1145173 ↗An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 46 mph at times.
NOAA record 1078164 ↗An estimated 7 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 1078148 ↗An estimated 7 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted to almost 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 1075937 ↗An estimated 6 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 1075044 ↗An estimated 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 1075021 ↗An estimated 2 feet of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 56 mph at times.
NOAA record 1074992 ↗An estimated 18 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 1069898 ↗The status of the drought improved across portions of the area through the month of February. The extreme (D3) drought across the far western border of the zone improved to the moderate (D1) category. Moderate to abnormally dry (D0) drought persisted elsewhere through the end of the month.
NOAA record 1075045 ↗An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 1066462 ↗An estimated 14 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 1065442 ↗Generally 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1062911 ↗The status of the drought improved across portions of the area through the month of January. The extreme (D3) drought across the far western border of the zone was trimmed back slightly while the severe (D2) drought over the central zones also tapered off. Moderate (D1) to abnormally dry (D0) drought persisted elsewhere through the end of the month.
NOAA record 1068524 ↗An estimated 20 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1062896 ↗An estimated 20 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1062897 ↗An estimated 7 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted to almost 50 mph at times.
NOAA record 1062852 ↗An average of 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 1060400 ↗The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of December. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed, though the severe area was trimmed back slightly on the eastern border.
NOAA record 1062914 ↗Roughly 4 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 60 mph at times.
NOAA record 1056707 ↗The status of the drought remained relatively unchanged through the month of November. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed, though the extreme area was trimmed back slightly.
NOAA record 1060351 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of October. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed.
NOAA record 1056660 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of September. Severe (D2) drought persisted across all but the far southwest corner of the zone where extreme (D3) conditions prevailed.
NOAA record 1051520 ↗A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at McCook Ridge.
NOAA record 1041943 ↗The status of the drought improved across portions of the zone through the month of August. The extreme (D3) drought was trimmed back to only include the far southwest border of the zone while severe (D2) conditions persisted elsewhere through the end of the month.
NOAA record 1044163 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of July. The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the western half of the zone while severe (D2) conditions continued elsewhere through the end of the month.
NOAA record 1035778 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June. The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the western half of the zone while severe (D2) conditions continued elsewhere through the end of the month.
NOAA record 1027123 ↗A peak wind gust of 77 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at McCook Ridge.
NOAA record 1012325 ↗The status of the drought worsened through the month of May. The severe (D2) drought degraded to the extreme (D3) drought over the western half of the zone while severe conditions persisted across the eastern half through the end of the month.
NOAA record 1025712 ↗An average of 10 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1000215 ↗An average of 6 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1000193 ↗An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 55 mph.
NOAA record 990976 ↗An estimated 8 to 16 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 990914 ↗An average 14 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 990472 ↗The status of the drought improved across portions of the zone through the month of December. The extreme (D3) drought over the western half of the zone improved to the severe (D2) category. Meanwhile, the severe drought continued elsewhere.
NOAA record 992558 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the entirety of the zone through the month of November as extreme (D3) drought continued over the western half of the zone with severe (D2) conditions over the eastern half.
NOAA record 988139 ↗The status of the drought improved across half of the zone through the month of October as the extreme (D3) drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the eastern portion of the zone. Meanwhile, the extreme drought continued over the western half.
NOAA record 984922 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of September with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 978453 ↗The East Desolation Fire most likely started due to lightning in mid August near Moonwater and Hill Creeks on tribal land in northeast Utah. The fire grew to 211 acres before being contained a couple of weeks later.
NOAA record 970672 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of August with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 972610 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of July with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 965670 ↗The Sego Fire began in mid June due to lightning 3 miles north-northwest of Sego and grew to 167 acres before it was contained a week later.
NOAA record 958536 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 958842 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of May with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 955689 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of April with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 947249 ↗An estimated two feet of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 937799 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of March with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 941926 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of February with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 936490 ↗An estimated 10 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 930785 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of January with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 931803 ↗An estimated 10 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 927870 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of December with extreme (D3) conditions persisting across the entirety of the zone.
NOAA record 928287 ↗The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the entirety of the zone through the end of November.
NOAA record 923473 ↗The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the entirety of the zone through the end of October.
NOAA record 922705 ↗An estimated 5 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 911042 ↗The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the entirety of the zone through the end of September.
NOAA record 917617 ↗Moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought conditions worsened to the extreme (D3) category across the entirety of the forecast zone by the end of August.
NOAA record 911017 ↗An average of 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 MPH at times.
NOAA record 872297 ↗An estimated 9 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 869928 ↗An average of 6 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 867818 ↗An estimated 14 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 862458 ↗An estimated 9 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 862122 ↗An average of a foot and a half of snow fell across the zone.
NOAA record 858091 ↗Based on observations from surrounding zones an estimated 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 857771 ↗An estimated 17 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 806595 ↗An estimated 10.8 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted to almost 50 MPH.
NOAA record 801851 ↗An estimated 18 inches fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 798385 ↗An estimated 9 inches fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted from 45 to 55 MPH.
NOAA record 798343 ↗An estimated 13 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted up to 49 MPH.
NOAA record 798320 ↗An estimate of 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site. Winds gusted from 40 to 50 MPH.
NOAA record 795606 ↗Five inches of snow was measured at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL with peak winds between 35 and 44 mph causing blowing and drifting snow.
NOAA record 794329 ↗Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 794290 ↗Around 6 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 794243 ↗An estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 792224 ↗The entirety of the zone ended January in moderate (D1) drought conditions after most of the Uintah County portion of the zone improved two categories from extreme (D3) to moderate and after the Grand County portion of the zone improved one category from severe (D2) to moderate.
NOAA record 795801 ↗The extreme (D3) drought persisted across most of the Uintah County portion of the zone, while severe (D2) drought remained across the Grand County portion of the zone.
NOAA record 792244 ↗Snowfall amounts of around 6 inches were estimated across the area.
NOAA record 788018 ↗The extreme (D3) drought persisted across most of the Uintah County portion of the zone, while severe (D2) drought remained across the Grand County portion of the zone.
NOAA record 790509 ↗The Bear Trap Fire began due to lightning about 21 miles north-northwest of Thompson on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in northern Grand County. The fire grew to 12,246 acres before it was contained in mid October.
NOAA record 780920 ↗Mid October saw an improvement in the state of the drought from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) across the southern perimeter of the forecast zone. Elsewhere, the extreme drought persisted through the end of the month. On October 15th, the Governor of Utah declared a statewide drought emergency.
NOAA record 784350 ↗The Bear Trap Fire began due to lightning about 21 miles north-northwest of Thompson on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in northern Grand County. The fire grew to 12,246 acres before it was contained in mid October.
NOAA record 780919 ↗Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month. A drought-related disaster was declared in Grand County.
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