Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Extreme(D3) drought in September.

Wider weather episode

Another month with most areas receiving below normal monsoon season precipitation lead to all areas of southern New Mexico being put into Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142019. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.