Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2023-10-01 to 2023-10-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of October.

Wider weather episode

October continued the run of below normal rainfall for southwest New Mexico which kept Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought conditions going through the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1144352. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.