Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought persisted through the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 8.34 inches of precipitation which was 2.81 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 1046812. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.