Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone started out the month in Extreme(D3) drought conditions, by the end of the month, the east remained in Extreme(D3) drought but the west improved to Severe(D2) drought. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 2.88 inches of precipitation which was .52 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Most areas of Southern New Mexico received above normal precipitation for the month which improved drought conditions for much of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980764. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.