Western El Paso County storm history

The zone started the month of November in Severe(D2) drought but was placed in Moderate(D1) drought on November 4th.

The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought during the month of October.

Severe(D2) drought continued through the entire month.

The entire zone went from Extreme(D3) drought to Severe(D2) drought.

The month started with Exceptional(D4) drought south and Extreme(D3) drought north. By the end of the month, Extreme(D3) drought covered the entire zone.

The southern half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the north remained in Extreme(D3) drought.

The northern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought with the south in Exceptional(D4) drought.

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the north and Exceptional(D4) drought over the south during the month of April.

Less than a quarter mile visibility was reported in west El Paso near Artcraft and Interstate 10.

The month started with Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of March had Exceptional(D4) drought across the entire zone except a little Extreme(D3) drought over the far north.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought.

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Extreme(D3) drought.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought in December.

The zone started in Extreme(D3) drought and improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month.

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Extreme(D3) drought.

Severe(D2) drought continued for the zone throughout September.

Severe(D2) drought continued for the entire zone in August.

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in July.

An off-duty employee reported a quarter mile visibility from blowing dust in west El Paso.

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

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

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought throughout the month of April.

Extreme(D3) drought conditions continued across the entire zone in March.

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

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

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

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

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

The entire zone started out in Severe(D2) drought and ended in Extreme(D3) drought.

The entire zone went from Moderate to Severe(D2) drought on August 1st.

The average temperature at the El Paso Airport was 91.6 degrees which was 2.7 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 2020. The high temperature topped 100 degrees 30 of 31 days during the month with only 0.30 inches of precipitation.

The zone improved from Severe(D2) drought to Abnormally Dry(D0) conditions on July 6th.

The entire zone went from Extreme(D3) drought to Severe(D2) drought during the month of June.

Extreme(D3) drought remained in place through the month of May.

The entire zone was put into in Extreme(D3) drought for the month of April.

The entire zone was put into in Extreme(D3) drought for the month of March.

Exceptional(D4) drought continued across the entire zone through the month of February.

The month started with the zone in Extreme(D3) drought, but on January 19th, the entire zone was placed in Exceptional(D4) drought.

The zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought but during the month transitioned to Extreme(D3) drought.

Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone in the month of November.

Severe(D2) drought continued through the month of October across the entire zone.

The entire zone was placed into Severe(D2) drought conditions on September 29th.

A peak gust of 59 mph was reported at two locations about 8 miles northwest of downtown El Paso.

A solid 6 to 10 inches were reported from all of the CoCoRaHS observers across Western El Paso County.

A mesonet site located 6 miles north-northwest of El Paso recorded a peak gust of 63 mph. Other peak gusts included 62 mph 8 miles north-northwest of El Paso and 58 mph 5 miles north-northwest of El Paso.

The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought. On August 5th, the zone was placed into Moderate(D1) drought.

The entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought during the entire month.

The zone transitioned from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) on June 18th.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of May.

The entire zone was placed into Severe(D2) drought on April 23rd.