Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

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

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in November.

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 1146925. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.