Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The western half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the east remained in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Cliff reported 2.57 inches of precipitation which was 0.58 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall for much of the region brought some small drought relief to southern New Mexico in September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.