Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2022-07-01 to 2022-07-12 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started with Extreme(D3) drought conditions over the east and Moderate(D1) drought over the west. On July 12th, the entire zone was placed in Moderate(D1) drought. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 4.44 inches of rainfall which was 1.67 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall for June and July was enough to take the entire zone into Moderate(D1) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1046815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.