Drought — Curry County, New Mexico

2023-04-01 to 2023-04-30 · Curry County, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe and extreme drought persisted through April 2023 and even expanded slightly to cover the far northern section of the county.

Wider weather episode

There was little change in overall drought conditions across New Mexico during April 2023. Only small expansions of extreme drought was observed in extreme eastern Quay County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089404. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.