Drought in Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Drought August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The zone started out entirely in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the eastern half of the zone improved to Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport received 1.21 inches of precipitation which was 0.55 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 1289531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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