Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2023-10-01 to 2023-10-31 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone through the month of October. The Hillsboro reported 0.56 inches of precipitation which was 0.43 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

October continued the run of below normal rainfall for southwest New Mexico which kept Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought conditions going through the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1144343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.