Drought — West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the entire month. The Cooperative Observer at Mountain Park reported 4.44 inches of precipitation which was 0.85 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall in late June and July brought some relief to drought conditions across southern New Mexico in July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1046811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.