Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2020-12-01 to 2020-12-31 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought continued across the entire zone. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 0.83 inches which was 0.52 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Besides one precipitation event in early December, little moisture fell during the month. All climate locations reported below normal precipitation which kept all areas in severe to exceptional drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 927659. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.