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

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought remained across the entire zone in April. The Elk Cooperative Observer reported 0.23 inches of precipitation which was 0.29 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Another very dry month across southern New Mexico pushed at least Extreme(D3) drought conditions through the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1248153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.