Drought in Chaves County Plains, New Mexico

Severe drought conditions were mostly removed from the southern half of the zone due to a record amount of rainfall observed on October 19th. Roswell observed 5.78 inches of rain on October 19th setting a new all-time record for daily rainfall in the city.

Overall, October was record warm month for northern and central NM with dry conditions during the first half of the month. The 2nd half of the month was much wetter, especially for eastern New Mexico with Roswell observing record rainfall for a 24-hour period on October 19th resulting in catastrophic flooding across the city. This rainfall resulted in the removal of severe drought across Roswell and southern Chaves County.