Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of February.

Wider weather episode

Above normal precipitation for much of southern New Mexico helped ease the drought conditions to at least Grant, Sierra and Otero counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.