Sustainable Agriculture Literature Review - Boulder County

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance. Boulder County was not one
of the 15 counties. Fall and winter precipitation alleviated further drought
concerns.
2000—Strong La Niña conditions created below average precipitation and above
average temperatures for most months in 2000. An early snowmelt resulted
in low stream flows, and by June, drought conditions began to affect most
of the state.
2002—The Colorado governor, for the first time in state history, asked the federal
government to declare all of Colorado a drought disaster area. With an
average temperature of 52.4 o F, 2001 was the warmest year since 1986.
The drought started in late 1999 and was compounded by scarce snowfall
in 2001. The driest year on record for the Denver region and much of the
state was 2002. Total precipitation for 2002 was 7.48 inches.
2002-2005—Damage to trees as a result of early twenty-first century drought conditions
resulted in pruning and removal costs for both parks and streets estimated
at approximately $122,660.
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