Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through November. The Cliff Cooperative Observer recorded 0.32 inches of precipitation which was 0.52 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Below normal precipitation was once again noted across southern New Mexico which helped to expand Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought to almost the entire area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146921. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.