Drought in Quay County, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023 · Quay County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Drought conditions improved in Quay County during the month of May with the removal of extreme drought conditions. A small area of severe drought conditions persisted in the northeastern section of the county.

The wider storm

There were several significant heavy rain events that occurred over parts of eastern NM during the month of May. These events, while causing flooding impacts, also improved drought conditions across a wide swath of eastern NM. This resulted in the complete removal of extreme and exceptional drought conditions with the overall coverage of severe drought conditions also lowering some.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093028. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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