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Drought in Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico
Drought October 1, 2021 – October 31, 2021 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The month started with Extreme(D3) drought over the east and Severe(D2) drought over the west. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought conditions. The Buckhorn Cooperative Observer reported 0.23 inches of precipitation which was 0.84 inches below normal.
The wider storm
Heavy rain over the last few days of September helped to bring some improvement to drought conditions over Southwest New Mexico in October. No areas in Southwest New Mexico were in Extreme(D3) drought by mid October.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 988435. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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