Drought — Salt Basin, Texas

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Salt Basin, Texas

Event narrative

The eastern half of the zone started the month in Extreme(D3) drought and Severe(D2) drought over the west. By the end of October, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought.

Wider weather episode

Another month of well below normal precipitation worsened drought conditions by about one category in the month of October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220207. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.