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

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

Event narrative

The month started with Extreme(D3) drought over the south and Severe(D2) drought over the north. By the end of the month, the south was in Severe(D2) drought and the north in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Elk received 1.72 inches of precipitation which was 0.60 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 1216074. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.