Drought — East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone started at Severe(D2) drought and finished in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Elk recorded a trace of precipitation which was 0.51 inches below normal.

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 1244911. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.