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

2025-07-01 to 2025-07-08 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone began the month in Extreme(D3) drought but by July 8th had improved to Moderate(D1) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park recorded 2.94 inches of precipitation which was 0.65 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Consecutive months of above normal precipitation for most of the Sacramento Mountains helped to improve the drought conditions to Moderate(D1) by early July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274941. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.