Drought — De Baca County, New Mexico

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · De Baca County, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions were removed from the zone.

Wider weather episode

April saw below normal precipitation across much of the state, resulting in a significant expansion of Extreme Drought conditions, mainly along and west of the Rio Grande Valley. The below normal precipitation combined with several strong wind events allowed for the worsening drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242693. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.