Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought continued across the entire zone. The Cooperative Observer in Hillsboro reported 0.66 inches of precipitation, which was 0.02 inches above normal.

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 1157190. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.