Drought — Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico

2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Event narrative

The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east remained in Moderate(D1) drought.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1013842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.