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

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The southern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D2) drought and improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.65 inches of precipitation which was 1.02 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Another month with below normal precipitation brought a larger area of Severe(D2) and Extreme(D3) drought conditions to southern New Mexico in October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220194. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.