Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started out with Extreme(D3) drought over the entire zone but the eastern half improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. The Cliff Cooperative Observer reported 1.30 inches of precipitation which was 0.46 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Slightly above normal precipitation in November for most of southern New Mexico helped improve drought conditions a little bit over western zones.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300536. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.