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Drought in Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The eastern half of the zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought and improved to Moderate(D1) drought on July 31. The White Sands National Monument Cooperative Observer reported 0.51 inches of precipitation which was 1.87 inches below normal.

The wider storm

Much of southern New Mexico saw drought categories improve from Severe(D2) and Extreme(D3) to Moderate(D1) in July due to good rainfall amounts in late June.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 771880. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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