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Each week, the Colorado Climate Center assembles an assessment of drought-related conditions in the five-state region of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Data, maps, and summaries consider precipitation, snowpack, streamflow, surface water, evaporative demand, temperature, and outlooks for the next week through three months.

The Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo is a year-long, real-time forecasting competition focused on western U.S. temperature and precipitation for weeks 3&4 and weeks 5&6. The Bureau of Reclamation is sponsoring the competition in partnership with NOAA, USGS, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Contestants submit forecasts every other week, and these are evaluated as observed data become available.