Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of February. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported only 0.12 inches of precipitation which was 0.92 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Another month of well below normal precipitation kept much of Southwest New Mexico in Severe(D2) to Extreme(D3) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1009214. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.