Drought — Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

2024-02-01 to 2024-02-20 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone started February in Severe(D2) drought but improved to Moderate(D1) drought on February 20th. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.21 inches of precipitation which was 0.91 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal precipitation for much of southern New Mexico helped ease the drought conditions Sierra County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162662. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.