Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

Above normal precipitation fell in August across southern New Mexico leading to more drought improvement across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052832. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.