Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought conditions continued across the zone in March.

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 1244912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.