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Drought in Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico
Drought December 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The entire zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought and was downgraded to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. Rainfall at the Truth or Consequences Airport was 2.85 inches which was 2.40 inches above normal.
The wider storm
Almost all of Southwest and South-Central New Mexico started the month in Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought. By the end of the month, with the exception of the eastern half of Otero County, every other area was downgraded to Moderate(D1) to Severe(D2) drought due to an unusually wet month across Southwest New Mexico.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 356640. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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