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

2022-09-01 to 2022-09-30 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park reported 2.25 inches of precipitation which was 0.23 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 1058336. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.