Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought and by the end of February was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Cliff reported 0.11 inches of precipitation which was 0.98 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Little to no precipitation fell in February which lead to many areas seeing worsening drought conditions in southern New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.