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Drought in Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
Drought August 1, 2011 – August 31, 2011 · Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The entire Southern Sacramento Mountains zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought through the month of August. The cooperative observer in Elk reported 0.97 inches of rain for the month which brought the yearly total up to 2.39 inches. Normal yearly precipitation through the month of August is around 12 inches.
The wider storm
Some monsoon moisture gave a reprieve to the ongoing drought conditions, but just about all areas of Southern New Mexico remained at least in Extreme(D3) drought.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 331986. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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