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

2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month. The Elk Cooperative Observer reported 0.45 inches of precipitation which was 0.06 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 1146934. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.