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Drought in Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico
Drought May 1, 2022 – May 31, 2022 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The northern half of the zone started out the month in Extreme(D3) drought with Exceptional(D4) drought over the south. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Exceptional(D4) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Hillsboro had no precipitation through May which was 0.68 inches below normal.
The wider storm
No precipitation fell for the second straight month over southern New Mexico. By the end of May, Exceptional(D4) drought conditions covered a large portion of the area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1026783. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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