Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2021-07-01 to 2021-07-31 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Exceptional(D4) drought to Extreme(D3) drought through the month. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 4.59 inches of precipitation which was 1.82 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Near to above average rainfall helped to improve drought conditions over most of southern New Mexico, especially closer to the Texas border region and the Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 976109. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.