Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2021-06-01 to 2021-06-30 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of June. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 1.55 inches of rain which was 0.72 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Areas of far southwest New Mexico continued to remain dry in June, but the Sacramento Mountains and parts of south-central New Mexico did receive above normal precipitation. There was some improvement to drought conditions in these areas with above normal rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 968880. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.