Drought — Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

2012-02-01 to 2012-02-29 · Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

Event narrative

The Southern Sacramento Mountains remained in Extreme(D3) drought with no change noted through the entire month. The COOP observer in Cloudcroft reported 0.71 inches of precipitation. The average for February is 1.79 inches.

Wider weather episode

Little to no change was experienced in drought conditions across Southwest and South-Central New Mexico during the month. Exceptional drought conditions remained over Southeast Otero County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 364217. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.