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Drought in Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Drought February 1, 2025 – February 28, 2025 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The month started out with the western half of the zone in Severe(D2) drought and the east in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. There was no precipitation at the Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer which was 0.43 inches below normal.

The wider storm

Little to no precipitation fell in February which lead to many areas seeing worsening drought conditions in southern New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1233367. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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