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Drought in Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2011 – May 31, 2011 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

All of Sierra County started out in Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of the month, the Exceptional(D4) drought area extended through the eastern half of the county. Only 0.11 inches of precipitation was reported at the Truth or Consequences Airport since October 5th with no precipitation reported in the month of May.

The wider storm

Very little if any rain fell across Far Southern New Mexico since the beginning of the year which led to extreme to exceptional drought conditions across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 314491. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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