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Drought in Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2018 – May 31, 2018 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The northern three-fourths of the zone started in Severe(D2) drought and the entire zone was placed into it on May 15. The White Sands Missile Range received no precipitation which was 0.46 inches below normal.

The wider storm

Another very dry month across southern New Mexico lead to some areas going from Severe(D2) drought conditions to Extreme(D3) drought. Most locations outside of the Sacramento Mountains received no precipitation during the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 760442. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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