Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Cliff received 2.22 inches of precipitation which was 0.23 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Another month with most areas receiving below normal monsoon season precipitation lead to all areas of southern New Mexico being put into Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142009. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.