Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The northeast remained in Severe(D2) drought while the remainder of the zone continued to be in Extreme(D3) 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 1229913. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.