Drought — West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2024-11-01 to 2024-11-19 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone started with Severe(D2) drought over the south and Abnormally Dry(D0) north but improved to Moderate(D1) drought over the south and no drought conditions in the north. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 2.51 inches of precipitation which was 1.57 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

A well above normal precipitation month over the western slopes of the Sacramento Mountains helped to improve drought conditions to Moderate(D1) drought or better on November 19th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.