Drought — Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and improving to Severe(D2) drought across the northwest. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 1.85 inches of precipitation which was 1.14 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Areas west of the Continental Divide received above normal precipitation while areas to the east were near or below normal. A majority of the rain fell in the last week of the month which lead to no change in drought conditions across southern New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.