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

2023-05-01 to 2023-05-31 · Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through May 2023.

Wider weather episode

There were several significant heavy rain events that occurred over parts of eastern NM during the month of May. These events, while causing flooding impacts, also improved drought conditions across a wide swath of eastern NM. This resulted in the complete removal of extreme and exceptional drought conditions with the overall coverage of severe drought conditions also lowering some.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093024. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.