Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought remained across the entire zone during the month of October.

Wider weather episode

Another month with below normal precipitation brought a larger area of Severe(D2) and Extreme(D3) drought conditions to southern New Mexico in October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220188. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.