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

2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started with Severe(D2) drought south and Moderate(D1) drought north but on August 1st was placed in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer just outside Otero county in Elk reported 3.66 inches of precipitation which was 0.92 inches above normal after 1.56 inches of rain fell August 23-25th.

Wider weather episode

A dry Monsoon Season brought worsening drought conditions into Extreme(D3) drought for extreme eastern Otero County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1134976. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.