Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2022-09-01 to 2022-09-30 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 1.45 inches of precipitation which was 0.52 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Even though the last month of the monsoon season brought slightly below normal rainfall, late August precipitation helped to improve drought conditions across southern New Mexico in September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058325. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.