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Drought in Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico
Drought August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The month started with the entire zone in Exceptional(D4) drought but by the end of August, the eastern half of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Cliff received 2.01 inches of precipitation which was 0.44 inches below normal.
The wider storm
After some areas received above normal rainfall in July, some improvement was noted in southwest New Mexico during the month of August, especially east of the Rio Grande.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289517. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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