Excessive Heat — Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County, New Mexico

2021-06-20 · Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County, New Mexico

Event narrative

A high of 100 degrees was recorded at Queen RAWS.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough caused westerly winds across the Mountains of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Very low dewpoints helped temperatures to soar well above normal causing excessive heat conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 972449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.