Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought continued through the entire zone through January.

Wider weather episode

Most areas of southern New Mexico had near average or above average precipitation in January. This moisture helped to improve drought conditions slightly for portions of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1157188. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.