Drought in Southern Desert, New Mexico

Drought September 1, 2011 – September 30, 2011 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought to start the month, but Southeastern Dona Ana County received some good precipitation and ended the month in Severe(D2) drought.

The wider storm

Below average rainfall for the month of September allowed most locations to remain in extreme to exceptional drought with the Western Gila region seeing a return to exceptional drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 347242. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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