Drought — Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

2011-10-01 to 2011-10-31 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in extreme(D3) drought through the month of October. The Truth or Consequences Airport received 0.62 inches of rain which was 0.30 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

All of Southwest and South Central New Mexico remained in Severe to Exceptional Drought through the month of October. There was some small improvement in conditions across the Gila. Near to slightly below normal rainfall was experienced across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 351558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.