Drought — West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought continued across the northern half of the zone, while the south remained in Extreme(D3) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported only a trace of precipitation which was 0.84 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 959802. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.