Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet storm history

The entire zone started July in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Moderate(D1) drought on July 8th.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of June.

Extreme(D3) drought continued through the month of May for the entire zone.

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in April. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.54 inches of precipitation which was 0.31 inches below normal.

A video provided by a trained spotter showed a large pine tree had fallen due to the wind.

March started with most of the zone in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought over the northwest. Extreme(D3) drought covered the entire zone by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.36 inches of precipitation which was 1.09 inches below norma…

Most of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought with areas in the northwest that started in Abnormally Dry(D0) to Moderate(D1) drought worsened one category to Severe(D2) to Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.33 inches of precipitation which was …

A total of 6.7 inches of snow fell in Cloudcroft.

Severe(D2) drought continued over the southern half of the zone while the north remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.63 inches of precipitation which was 0.96 inches below normal.

Severe(D2) drought continued over the south and Moderate(D1) drought over the north for the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported no precipitation which was 2.15 inches below normal.

The zone began November completely in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the northern half of the zone was placed in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 3.41 inches of precipitation which was 2.03 inches above normal.

The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the far south and improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.52 inches of precipitation which was 1.61 inc…

The month started out with Severe(D2) drought east and Moderate(D1) drought west. By the end of September, the far south was in Severe(D2) drought with Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.63 inches of precipitation which was 2…

The zone started completely in Severe(D2) drought, but by the end of the month, the western half improved to Moderate(D1) drought while the east remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 3.05 inches of precipitation which was 2.96 inches below n…

The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the south remained in Severe(D2) drought while the north improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 4.04 inches of precipitation which was 1.49 inches below…

Severe(D2) drought continued across the entire zone in June. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer received 0.82 inches of precipitation which was 1.40 inches below normal.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout the month of May. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.10 inches of precipitation which was 1.12 inches below normal.

Severe(D2) drought continued throughout the month of April. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.83 inches of precipitation which was 0.02 inches below normal.

A spotter reported 6 inches of new snow at the Waterfall Lodge about 4 miles southeast of Cloudcroft.

Severe(D2) drought conditions remained in place throughout the month of March. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.05 inches of precipitation which was 0.40 inches below normal.

Snow amounts of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell within a couple miles of Cloudcroft. Twelve inches was reported 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft.

The entire zone started in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft reported 2.85 inches of precipitation which was 1.16 inches above normal.

Numerous electric power fluctuations and communications outages occurred around Cloudcroft.

The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer about 2 miles south of town recorded 10 inches of snow. A CoCoRaHs observer 2 miles southwest of town recorded 9 inches of snow.

Extreme(D3) drought continued through the month of January. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft reported 2.98 inches of precipitation, which was 1.39 inches above normal.

Extreme(D3) drought remained across the entire zone in December. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.74 inches of precipitation which was 0.41 inches below normal.

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the entire zone for the month of November. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.89 inches of precipitation which was 0.49 inches below normal.

The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought and ended the month in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 0.51 inches of precipitation which was 1.62 inches below normal.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout the month of September. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 2.83 inches of precipitation which was 0.40 inches below normal.

The entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on August 22. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 5.52 inches of precipitation which was 0.51 inches above normal after 2.31 inches fell on August 23-24. July was very dry as well after being 2 to 3 inc…

The Sacramento Peak Mesonet station reported a peak gust of 59 mph.

A Cooperative Observer reported 7 inches of snow about 2 miles south of Cloudcroft. Another observer reported 7 inches in Cloudcroft.

The zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 2.80 inches of precipitation which was 0.43 inches below normal.

Severe(D2) drought continued through the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 10.52 inches of precipitation which was 5.51 inches above normal.

Severe(D2) drought persisted through the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 8.34 inches of precipitation which was 2.81 inches above normal.

The entire zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought and improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of June. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 4.40 inches of precipitation which was 2.18 inches above normal.

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought at the beginning of May to Extreme(D3) drought by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer received no precipitation which was 1.22 inches below normal.

The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of April. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft received no precipitation which was 0.85 inches below normal.

The entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on March 8th. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.93 inches of precipitation which was 0.48 inches above normal.

The Cosmic Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 63 mph.

Total snowfall around Cloudcroft was a consistent 9 inches with 8 inches at Sunspot.

A CoCoRaHS observer 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft reported 12.5 inches of snow. Other reports around the area included 8 inches 2.3 miles south and 1.1 miles northwest of Cloudcroft.

The Sunspot RAWS recorded a peak gust of 65 mph.

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 southern half of the zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought with the north in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the north was in Severe(D2) drought with Abnormally Dry(D0) conditions south. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 7.05 inches of precipitation …

The entire zone started out June in Exceptional(D4) drought but improved to Extreme(D3) drought south to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 3.40 inches of precipitation which was 1.18 inches above normal.

The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought through the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.22 inches of precipitation which was 1.00 inch below normal.

The highest snowfall report around Cloudcroft was 11.0 inches 0.4 miles east-southeast of town. Other reports included 10.2 inches 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft and 9.9 inches in Sunspot.

The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought for the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.57 inches of precipitation which was 0.72 inches above normal.

A gust of 60 mph was recorded on Sacramento Peak.