Drought — Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone started in Extreme(D3) drought, but by the end of the month, the zone was in Severe(D2) drought.

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 1157193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.