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Drought in Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico
Drought March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The month of March started with the far southern areas of the zone in Extreme(D3) drought with improvement to Moderate(D1) drought over the north. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Hillsboro reported just 0.18 inches of precipitation which was 0.12 inches below normal.
The wider storm
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 1244856. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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