Drought — Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in July. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.51 inches of precipitation which was 0.12 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Most areas west of the Continental Divide had below normal precipitation once again, but some areas east of the Divide had above normal precipitation which resulted in some minor drought improvements.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274925. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.