Drought in Southwest Mountains, New Mexico

Drought March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025 · Southwest Mountains, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme drought conditions were expanded to include the entire zone.

The wider storm

Overall drought conditions continued to worsen and expand across northern and central NM due to above normal temperatures and well below normal precipitation. Several storms brought high winds, high fire danger and widespread blowing dust due to the antecedent dry conditions in place. The high winds from these storms also helped play a role in worsening drought conditions across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1234033. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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