Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of April. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft received no precipitation which was 0.85 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

No precipitation fell in April for almost all the area which lead to an expansion of Severe

(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.