Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought remained in place across the whole zone. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 0.05 inches of precipitation which was 0.18 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Another dry month for most of the the region except for some above normal precipitation totals in the higher elevations. No change was noted in drought categories from how March ended.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 956082. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.