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

2024-09-01 to 2024-09-30 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought continued over the south with improvement to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the northern half of the zone. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.45 inches of precipitation which was 2.03 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Another month of below normal precipitation during the monsoon season kept much of far southern New Mexico in Severe(D2) to Extreme(D3) drought in September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1216072. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.