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Drought in Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
Drought December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and the west in Severe(D2) drought for the entire month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells had no precipitation which was 1.06 inches below normal.
The wider storm
Little to no precipitation fell in December across southern New Mexico. Drought conditions generally remained unchanged for the region during the month with the south in Severe(D2) to Extreme(D3) drought and improving to no drought for portions of northern Otero and eastern Sierra counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1225357. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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