Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

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.

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 1220196. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.