Drought — Northwest Highlands, New Mexico

2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Northwest Highlands, New Mexico

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1105547. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.