Drought — East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2023-07-25 to 2023-07-31 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month with D0 to D1 drought over the zone, but on July 25th, the southern half of the zone was placed in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought north.

Wider weather episode

Hot and dry conditions for the first half of the summer lead to drought conditions returning to portions of Otero county in July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124797. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.