Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2020-10-01 to 2020-10-31 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought continued across the zone for the entire month. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 0.33 inches of precipitation which was 0.98 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Very dry conditions continued through October which kept most areas in Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.