Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2024-09-01 to 2024-09-30 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started out with Severe(D2) drought east and Moderate(D1) drought west. By the end of September, the far south was in Severe(D2) drought with Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.63 inches of precipitation which was 2.60 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 1216073. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.