Drought — Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico

2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Event narrative

About 75 percent of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought with some Moderate(D1) to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought across the far north.

Wider weather episode

Another month of below normal precipitation for much of southern New Mexico kept drought conditions persistent through August.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1210769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.