Drought — Southeast Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

2024-09-01 to 2024-09-30 · Southeast Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone started out the month with Extreme(D3) drought over the south and Severe(D2) drought over the north. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought.

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 1216078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.