Drought — Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The northeast portion of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought through November with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.79 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Below normal precipitation was once again noted across southern New Mexico which helped to expand Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought to almost the entire area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146924. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.