Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The northeast portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the remainder of the zone stayed in Extreme(D3) drought.

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 1233379. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.