Drought — Far Northeast Highlands, New Mexico

2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31 · Far Northeast Highlands, New Mexico

Event narrative

Beneficial snowfall from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to the southern parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions elsewhere.

Wider weather episode

A few winter storms moved across the state during December providing beneficial rain and mountain snow to the state. However, this only resulted in the removal of extreme drought conditions across parts of north central New Mexico and removal of severe drought conditions across parts of central New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147527. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.