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Drought in Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
Drought April 1, 2025 – April 30, 2025 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The month started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of the month the northern half of the zone was placed in Exceptional(D4) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received no precipitation which was 0.15 inches below normal.
The wider storm
Another very dry month across southern New Mexico pushed at least Extreme(D3) drought conditions through the region.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1248134. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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