Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Extreme(D3) drought during the month of February.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1233369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.