Drought — South Central Highlands, New Mexico

2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · South Central Highlands, New Mexico

Event narrative

A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the expansion of severe drought conditions into most of the zone.

Wider weather episode

Hot and dry conditions continued during the month of August across northern and central New Mexico. The lack of monsoon showers and storms allowed drought conditions to continue to deteriorate areawide with most of the region under severe to extreme drought, outside of parts of west central New Mexico and most of northeast New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.