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

2023-10-01 to 2023-10-31 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the entire month. The Elk Cooperative Observer reported 0.80 inches which was 0.70 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 1144351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.