Drought — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

Most of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought with areas in the northwest that started in Abnormally Dry(D0) to Moderate(D1) drought worsened one category to Severe(D2) to Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.33 inches of precipitation which was 1.36 inches below normal.

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 1233377. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.