Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2023-07-25 to 2023-07-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started with no drought west to D1(Moderate) Drought east, but on July 25th, the eastern half of the zone was placed in D2(Severe) Drought east with D1(Moderate) Drought west.

Wider weather episode

Hot and dry conditions for the first half of the summer lead to drought conditions returning to portions of Otero county in July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.