Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought in December.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1225358. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.