Drought — Southern Hudspeth Highlands, Texas

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Southern Hudspeth Highlands, Texas

Event narrative

The western half of the zone started out the month in Severe(D2) drought with Extreme(D3) drought over the east. By the end of October, the western half was placed in Extreme(D3) drought and the east in Exceptional(D4) 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 1220209. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.