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

2021-07-01 to 2021-07-31 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started with Extreme(D3) drought west and Severe(D2) drought east. By the end of the month, the northern half was in Severe(D2) drought and Moderate(D1) drought south. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 4.11 inches which was 0.52 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 976136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.