Excessive Heat — Southern Lea County, New Mexico

2019-08-26 · Southern Lea County, New Mexico

Event narrative

The high temperature for the day reached 110 degrees at the Paducah RAWS.

Wider weather episode

A ridge of high pressure accompanied by very dry air moved into west Texas and southeast New Mexico resulting in record breaking triple digit temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 850966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.