Drought — Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, New Mexico

2023-04-01 to 2023-04-30 · Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through April 2023.

Wider weather episode

There was little change in overall drought conditions across New Mexico during April 2023. Only small expansions of extreme drought was observed in extreme eastern Quay County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089398. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.