Drought — Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone except east-central areas remained in Severe(D2) drought. A small area of east-central remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.95 inches of precipitation which was 0.25 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 1142062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.