Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought continued through the month of May. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported just 0.10 inches of precipitation which was 0.26 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Very little to no precipitation fell across southern New Mexico in May which kept all areas in Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959786. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.