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

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought in January. The Cooperative Observer in Elk reported just 0.08 inches of precipitation, which was 0.43 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Most areas of southern New Mexico had near average or above average precipitation in January. This moisture helped to improve drought conditions slightly for portions of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1157197. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.