Drought — Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

2011-12-01 to 2011-12-31 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 356640. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.