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

2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of August. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 7.88 inches of rainfall which was 4.34 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 1052840. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.