Drought — Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

2021-12-01 to 2021-12-31 · Upper Gila River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought though December. The Cooperative Observer at Buckhorn received 0.82 inches of precipitation which was 0.47 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

December had below normal precipitation again across southwestern New Mexico which kept the area in Severe(D2) to Extreme(D3) drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 998021. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.