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Drought in Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2011 – May 31, 2011 · Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Throughout the month of May, the entire area was under Extreme(D3) drought. Only 0.13 inches of rain was reported at the Deming Airport since October 5th with no precipitation falling 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 314501. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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