Overall drought conditions did not change much across northern and central NM during the month of November. Near to above normal precipitation was observed through the west-central and central swath of NM and this allowed for a marginal one categorical improvement in drought conditions for some of this area.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
Overall drought conditions did not change much across northern and central NM during the month of November. Near to above normal precipitation was observed through the west-central and central swath of NM and this allowed for a marginal one categorical improvement in drought conditions for some of this area. Meanwhile, below normal to zero precipitation was observed over the northern mountains along the CO border and northeastern plains. This resulted in a marginal one categorical degradation in drought conditions for a portion of this area.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 31, 10:44 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1144 PM MDT Tue Oct 31 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 215 PM MDT Tue Oct 31 2023 High pressure will dominate the region through the weekend with very dry air, mostly sunny skies, and light winds for much of the region. A few afternoon breezes will focus along the central mountain chain and eastern plains. Temperatures will trend warmer each day then eventually end up above normal by the weekend. Morning lows will still be cold each day. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday night) Issued at 215 PM MDT Tue Oct 31 2023 Dry northwest flow aloft continues tonight and Wednesday. One fine evening is in store this Halloween with hardly any wind to speak of. Another cold night is in store with dewpoint temperatures falling into the lower teens and single digits this afternoon. In fact, several locations will likely get colder than last night's readings given the drier air. A developing lee side surface low near Pueblo, CO will result in slightly stronger southwest breezes Wednesday afternoon east of the central mountain chain. High temperatures will trend 3 to 10 degrees warmer Wednesday with most warming in the RGV and southwest. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Monday) Issued at 215 PM MDT Tue Oct 31 2023 Tranquil weather conditions will persist over the region through the weekend. Light west to northwest flow aloft will build into a weak upper level ridge toward late in the week. Temperatures will trend warmer each afternoon, especially across eastern NM where a weak lee side trough takes shape. Winds will be very light areawide except eastern NM where just a few breezes are expected. Overnight lows will remain cold with strong inversions each night. Haze will most likely build over the region thru late week with weak mixing. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1138 PM MDT Tue Oct 31 2023 VFR conditions are expected for the next 24 hours. A surface trough in the lee of the southern Rockies will cause southwest winds to become breezy across east central areas Wednesday afternoon. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 215 PM MDT Tue Oct 31 2023 Tranquil weather continues through this week and into the weekend. With the storm track well north of NM during the next week to 10 days, the latter half of this week will feature a warming trend, light winds, and a dry to very dry airmass. Terrain driven winds will dominate with slightly stronger than seasonal average inversion strength. Additionally, ventilation rates will trend up Wednesday and Thursday, trending back down for Friday. Vent rants are then forecast to trend back up over the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 20 59 26 62 / 0 0 0 0 Dulce........................... 13 60 18 63 / 0 0 0 0 Cuba............................ 21 57 25 61 / 0 0 0 0 Gallup.......................... 16 62 19 66 / 0 0 0 0 El Morro........................ 19 61 23 64 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 16 62 19 66 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 18 62 25 64 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 24 57 30 64 / 0 0 0 0 Datil........................... 21 58 29 64 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 18 65 23 70 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 30 66 36 72 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 18 56 21 58 / 0 0 0 0 Los Alamos...................... 29 55 33 60 / 0 0 0 0 Pecos........................... 26 57 33 63 / 0 0 0 0 Cerro/Questa.................... 16 55 21 59 / 0 0 0 0 Red River....................... 8 52 17 56 / 0 0 0 0 Angel Fire...................... -4 53 8 56 / 0 0 0 0 Taos............................ 13 57 20 61 / 0 0 0 0 Mora............................ 21 60 28 62 / 0 0 0 0 Espanola........................ 19 61 24 67 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Fe........................ 29 55 33 61 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Fe Airport................ 22 56 27 62 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Foothills........... 31 57 35 64 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Heights............. 28 58 32 65 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Valley.............. 25 60 28 67 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 28 59 31 66 / 0 0 0 0 Belen........................... 21 60 23 66 / 0 0 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 25 60 29 68 / 0 0 0 0 Bosque Farms.................... 20 59 23 65 / 0 0 0 0 Corrales........................ 26 60 29 67 / 0 0 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 22 59 24 66 / 0 0 0 0 Placitas........................ 30 57 35 63 / 0 0 0 0 Rio Rancho...................... 29 59 32 66 / 0 0 0 0 Socorro......................... 26 61 30 68 / 0 0 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 27 52 34 58 / 0 0 0 0 Tijeras......................... 24 55 31 60 / 0 0 0 0 Edgewood........................ 17 57 25 62 / 0 0 0 0 Moriarty/Estancia............... 12 58 17 65 / 0 0 0 0 Clines Corners.................. 21 56 27 61 / 0 0 0 0 Mountainair..................... 21 55 26 63 / 0 0 0 0 Gran Quivira.................... 21 54 26 63 / 0 0 0 0 Carrizozo....................... 26 57 32 66 / 0 0 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 23 55 31 62 / 0 0 0 0 Capulin......................... 22 60 31 62 / 0 0 0 0 Raton........................... 20 62 27 66 / 0 0 0 0 Springer........................ 18 63 26 66 / 0 0 0 0 Las Vegas....................... 21 62 30 64 / 0 0 0 0 Clayton......................... 29 60 35 66 / 0 0 0 0 Roy............................. 21 60 30 65 / 0 0 0 0 Conchas......................... 23 67 27 69 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Rosa...................... 22 62 31 67 / 0 0 0 0 Tucumcari....................... 25 61 28 67 / 0 0 0 0 Clovis.......................... 26 58 31 67 / 0 0 0 0 Portales........................ 26 60 31 68 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Sumner..................... 23 58 28 69 / 0 0 0 0 Roswell......................... 28 62 32 70 / 0 0 0 0 Picacho......................... 24 62 32 70 / 0 0 0 0 Elk............................. 22 62 30 69 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...33 LONG TERM....42 AVIATION...44
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
39 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought and the slight expansion of extreme drought in the central part of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the the introduction of severe drought to the entirety of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of extreme drought to the north-central stretch of the zone.
Near to slightly above normal precipitation resulted in the removal of exceptional drought in the zone. Extreme drought remained persistent across the entirety of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the entirety of the zone.
A slightly wetter than normal November resulted in the retreat of extreme drought conditions to far northeastern portion of the zone. Severe drought remained persistent in the central portion of the zone.
Near normal to slightly above normal precipitation resulted in the slight removal of extreme drought to the northeastern portion of the zone. Severe drought remained persistent through the central portion of the zone.
A relatively dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions in the central part of the zone. Extreme drought conditions remained persistent in the southern tier of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions for most of the zone and extreme drought in the far southeastern section of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of extreme drought conditions to a majority of the zone.
A relatively wetter than normal November resulted in the improvement of extreme to severe drought conditions in the south-central section of zone. Extreme drought remained persistent elsewhere in the zone.
A warm and dry November resulted in the introduction of extreme drought conditions in the majority of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of extreme drought conditions in the central portion of the zone. Severe drought conditions remained persistent elsewhere.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the vast majority of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of extreme drought to the southern tier of the zone and the expansion of severe drought to the rest of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of extreme drought to the vast majority of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of extreme drought to the vast majority of the zone with severe drought remaining persistent in the far northeastern tier of the zone including the Santa Fe metro.
A slightly wetter than normal November resulted in the improvement of extreme to severe drought conditions in the Albuquerque metro area. Extreme drought remained persistent in the northern third of the zone with severe drought persistent over the southern two-thirds of the zone.
Severe drought conditions remained persistent over a majority of the northeastern tier and southern half of the zone.
Extreme drought conditions remained persistent over the northern tier of the zone while severe drought conditions remained persistent over the southern two thirds of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of extreme drought in the northern tier of the zone and persistence of severe drought elsewhere in the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of extreme drought in the northern tier of the zone and persistence of severe drought elsewhere in the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought throughout the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought throughout the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of extreme drought in the southeastern half of the zone and severe drought in the northwestern half of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of severe drought conditions to the southern two-thirds of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought over the majority of the zone and the introduction of extreme drought conditions to far southwestern portion of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the southern two-thirds of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the entirety of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions to the entirety of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions over the entirety of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions over the entirety of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions over the western two-thirds of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions over the majority of the zone and the persistence of extreme drought conditions over the far southern portion of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of extreme drought conditions over a majority of the zone and exceptional drought in the southern part of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the central parts of the zone and extreme drought in the southern part of the zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of extreme to exceptional drought conditions over the entire zone.
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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