Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought with improvement to the southwest where conditions remained Abnormally Dry(D0).

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall in late June and July brought some relief to drought conditions across southern New Mexico in July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1046814. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.