Drought in Northwest Highlands, New Mexico

Drought July 1, 2023 – July 31, 2023 · Northwest Highlands, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

A very dry start to the monsoon season along with record heat in July resulted in the introduction of severe drought across a majority of the zone.

The wider storm

Drought conditions overall deteriorated across the state due to an incredibly dry and hot start to the monsoon season. Severe drought expanded across northwest New Mexico in parts of the Northwest Highlands and Far Northwest Highlands. Severe drought also expanded westward across portions of southeastern New Mexico, including the Chaves County Plains and Southwest Chaves County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1105547. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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