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Drought in Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico
Drought January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The entire zone started out in Severe(D2) drought with the far southeastern portion of the zone dropping into Moderate(D1) drought on January 17th. The remainder of the zone remained in Severe drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.05 inches of rain for the month which was 0.25 inches below normal.
The wider storm
Most locations in Southwest New Mexico started the month in Moderate(D1) to Severe(D2) drought with just Eastern Otero County in Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought. An improvement was noted in and around Dona Ana County by the middle of the month with little change elsewhere.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 359678. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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