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

2021-08-01 to 2021-08-03 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the northern half of the zone with Moderate(D1) drought across the south. On August 3rd, the north was placed into Abnormally Dry(D0) drought conditions and no drought across the south. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 4.15 inches of precipitation which was .61 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Several months of above normal precipitation in the Sacramento Mountains improved drought conditions early in the month to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought or no drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980779. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.