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Drought in Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Drought October 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the far south and improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.52 inches of precipitation which was 1.61 inches below normal.

The wider storm

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 1220196. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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