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

2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought but by the end of the month, only the southeast portion of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Moderate(D1) drought as you moved to the north end. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park reported 1.40 inches of precipitation which was 0.35 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal precipitation for much of southern New Mexico helped ease the drought conditions to at least Grant, Sierra and Otero counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162642. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.