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Drought in Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico
Drought October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The month started out with the western half of the zone in Exceptional(D4) drought with the east in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of October, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Cliff reported 0.62 inches of precipitation which was 0.33 inches below normal.
The wider storm
Even with a below average precipitation month for Southern New Mexico, the far west did see some improvement from Exceptional(D4) to Extreme(D3) drought while the remainder of the area had no change.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1296385. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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