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Drought in Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico
Drought June 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The eastern half of Sierra County started out in exceptional(D4) drought with the remainder of the area in extreme(D3) drought. By the end of June, the entire area was in exceptional(D4) drought. The Truth or Consequences airport only received a trace of precipitation in the month. The yearly rainfall through the month of June at the Truth or Consequences airport was only 0.06 inches.
The wider storm
Drought conditions persisted and got worse of much of Southern New Mexico during the month of June as the entire area was in exceptional drought by the end of the month.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 321362. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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