Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) persisted across the entire zone during the month of December.

Wider weather episode

Most areas of Southern New Mexico were close to average for precipitation in December leading to a majority of the area remaining in Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147746. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.