Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought continued through the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 10.52 inches of precipitation which was 5.51 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 1052841. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.