Drought — Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the west remained in Severe(D2) drought.

Wider weather episode

January brought below normal precipitation again across southern New Mexico which either worsened or brought no change to drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229905. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.