Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought through the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.22 inches of precipitation which was 1.00 inch 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 959803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.