Drought — Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

2002-05-01 to 2002-05-31 · Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions persisted through the month maintaining the high fire danger all across the region and forcing widespread sell offs of cattle since rangelands carried practically no spring grasses. Worries about an early cut-off of irrigation continued as snowmelt runoff peaked at near record low flows.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5288241. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.