Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought continued for the entire month across the zone.

Wider weather episode

March was another month with below normal precipitation across southwest New Mexico. This lead to all areas ending the month of March in at least Severe(D2) drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.