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Drought in Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Drought March 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the far north with Extreme(D3) drought for the remainder of the area. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 0.21 inches of precipitation which was 0.09 inches below normal.

The wider storm

Another month of below normal precipitation, except in the Sacramento Mountains, lead to increasing coverage of Extreme(D3) and some areas up to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1013840. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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