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Drought in Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2002 – May 31, 2002 · Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

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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 5288241. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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