Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of August. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 3.43 inches of precipitation which was 1.02 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal precipitation fell in August across southern New Mexico leading to more drought improvement across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052834. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.