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150 events in Tavaputs Plateau · page 1 of 2
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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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.
NOAA record 778420 ↗The Monument 2 Fire began due to lightning ignition on Monument Ridge, 5 miles north of the Grand County border and grew to a total of 209 acres before it was contained.
NOAA record 766486 ↗The Bear Trap Fire began due to lightning ignition about 21 miles north-northwest of Thompson, or 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 780918 ↗Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month. A drought-related disaster was declared in Grand County.
NOAA record 774633 ↗The Bear Trap Fire began due to lightning ignition about 21 miles north-northwest of Thompson, or 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 780917 ↗Severe (D2) drought conditions that had been in place since late winter worsened in mid July when the situation deteriorated to the extreme (D3) drought category across the entire zone. The extreme drought conditions then persisted through the end of the month.
NOAA record 766556 ↗Drought conditions improved from severe to moderate by the end of April across the eastern Tavaputs Plateau as precipitation increased during the second half of the month.
NOAA record 586222 ↗Severe drought spread across the area during the latter half of March as conditions turned very dry.
NOAA record 586120 ↗Severe drought conditions improved to moderate drought conditions over the eastern Tavaputs Plateau by late September.
NOAA record 480208 ↗Severe drought conditions persisted across the area throughout August.
NOAA record 475478 ↗Severe drought conditions remained unchanged across the area through July.
NOAA record 483259 ↗Severe drought conditions remained unchanged across the eastern Tavaputs plateau in June.
NOAA record 456902 ↗Severe drought conditions remained unchanged throughout the month of May.
NOAA record 456480 ↗Near normal precipitation across the Tavaputs Plateau left severe drought conditions in place through the month of April.
NOAA record 446467 ↗Severe to moderate drought condition persisted across the western Tavaputs Plateau through the month.
NOAA record 441147 ↗Extreme drought conditions improved to the severe drought category across the eastern Tavaputs Plateau by the end of February.
NOAA record 441139 ↗Extreme drought conditions persisted across most of the area in January. However, the northwest corner of the Tavaputs Plateau improved to the severe drought category by the end of the month.
NOAA record 423835 ↗Extreme drought conditions remained unchanged over the eastern Tavaputs Plateau through the month of December.
NOAA record 423740 ↗Extreme drought conditions persisted across the eastern Tavaputs Plateau through November.
NOAA record 423718 ↗Extreme drought conditions remained in place across the western Tavaputs Plateau through the month of October.
NOAA record 419986 ↗Extreme drought conditions remained in place through the month of September.
NOAA record 411410 ↗Extreme drought conditions persisted over the Tavaputs Plateau in eastern Utah through August as precipitation totals across the region remained well below normal.
NOAA record 407299 ↗Extreme drought conditions remain in place across the region as precipitation totals continue to run below normal through the month.
NOAA record 400884 ↗The Wolf Den wildfire was a lightning caused fire that burned approximately 19,800 acres across the remote Tavaputs plateau. Oil and gas infrastructure, cultural and historic resources, deer and elk winter range, and sage grouse habitat were at risk. The only structure destroyed was an historic cabin.
NOAA record 472918 ↗The Wolf Den wildfire was a lightning caused fire that burned approximately 19,800 acres across the remote Tavaputs Plateau. Oil and gas infrastructure, cultural and historic resources, deer and elk winter range, and sage grouse habitat were at risk. The only structure destroyed was an historic cabin.
NOAA record 472911 ↗Extreme drought conditions expanded across the high plateaus of east central Utah as precipitation through the spring and early summer months remained well below normal.
NOAA record 394995 ↗Severe drought conditions remained in place across the Tavaputs plateau of east central Utah in May as precipitation remained well below normal.
NOAA record 394919 ↗Abnormally dry conditions were replaced by moderate to severe drought conditions across the Tavaputs Plateau as precipitation continued to be well below normal through April.
NOAA record 391906 ↗Abnormally dry conditions remained in place through March across the high plateaus of east central Utah as well below normal precipitation amounts were recorded.
NOAA record 372131 ↗Abnormally dry conditions remained in place through February across the higher plateaus of east central Utah.
NOAA record 372012 ↗Abnormally dry conditions expanded into the high plateau region of east central Utah as monthly precipitation totals remained below normal in January.
NOAA record 371941 ↗Abnormally dry conditions remained in place over the area.
NOAA record 339024 ↗Most of the area improved to near normal conditions with only a small eastern portion of the area that remained abnormally dry.
NOAA record 243309 ↗The far southwestern portion of the area improved to near normal conditions.
NOAA record 243305 ↗Conditions improved slightly to near normal across the south, while abnormally dry conditions persisted across the north.
NOAA record 221120 ↗Dense fog reduced visibilities through the overnight hours.
NOAA record 223371 ↗Abnormally dry conditions persisted across the area.
NOAA record 221080 ↗Abnormally dry conditions persisted across the area.
NOAA record 220938 ↗Conditions remained abnormally dry throughout the month.
NOAA record 220332 ↗Abnormally dry conditions persisted across the area.
NOAA record 201193 ↗Abnormally dry conditions developed across the area by the end of the month.
NOAA record 198465 ↗Improvement in the drought situation was noted across most of the area as high elevation snowpack increased. However, abnormally dry conditions continued to plague the area.
NOAA record 95522 ↗Drought conditions continued from December into January. Abnormally dry to moderate drought persisted through the month despite a number of weather systems producing snowfall across the area. For a continuation on this drought situation see the February 2008 Storm Data publication.
NOAA record 75312 ↗Moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions continued to plague the area through the month. Impacts of the dryness were primarily hydrologic(water) in nature. For a continuation on this event please see the January 2008 Storm Data publication.
NOAA record 65931 ↗Moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions continued to plague the area through the month. Impacts of the dryness were primarily hydrologic in nature. For a continuation on this event please see the December 2007 Storm Data publication.
NOAA record 65522 ↗Despite some autumn precipitation, the effects of long term drought continued to plague the Tavaputs Plateau and moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions persisted. For a continuation on this drought situation please see the November 2007 Storm Data publication.
NOAA record 62771 ↗Drought conditions on the Tavaputs Plateau improved from severe drought to moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions by the end of the month.
NOAA record 59875 ↗The southwest monsoon brought surges of moisture and periodic outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms to eastern Utah. However, severe drought conditions and water supply concerns remained across east-central Utah due to long-term dryness and above normal temperatures.
NOAA record 55801 ↗A lack of precipitation and above normal temperatures resulted in intensification of drought from Moderate Drought to Severe Drought conditions.
NOAA record 46508 ↗Above normal temperatures and little rainfall led to persistent Moderate Drought conditions.
NOAA record 46470 ↗Moderate drought conditions persisted across the area.
NOAA record 35191 ↗Moderate drought persisted due to lack of spring moisture.
NOAA record 28865 ↗The lack of spring precipitation caused an increase in dryness to the point that Moderate Drought conditions developed across the Tavaputs Plateau.
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