Drought — Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Texas

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Texas

Event narrative

The zone started out the month with the west in Severe(D2) drought and the east in Severe(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the west was 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 1220211. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.