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

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought throughout the month. The Elk Cooperative Observer recorded 2.32 inches of precipitation which was 0.30 inches below 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 1142080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.