Drought — Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought continued through May across the entire zone.

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 959801. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.