Drought — Eastern Lincoln County, New Mexico

2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Eastern Lincoln County, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions persisted in the southern portion of the zone, mainly south of U.S. Highway 70.

Wider weather episode

It was a very dry and mild December across New Mexico. Some light snow fell across northeast New Mexico late December 9th into early December 10th and across the northern mountains Christmas Day and December 27th. No change in drought conditions were observed during the month. December ended up being the 2nd warmest December on record for Albuquerque and Roswell and the 5th warmest on record for Clayton. For the entire year, 2024 ended up being the warmest years on record for Albuquerque and Roswell and the 4th warmest for Clayton.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221904. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.