Drought in Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Drought August 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

August started with Extreme(D3) drought over the eastern three-fourths of the zone with Severe(D2) drought across the western quarter. At the end of the month, the far south remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the remainder of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences airport reported 2.83 inches of precipitation which was 1.07 inches above normal.

The wider storm

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1052836. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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