Drought — Lower Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lower Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme drought conditions persisted across the far southwestern portion of the zone.

Wider weather episode

July saw near to well above normal precipitation across much of central and eastern NM with below normal precipitation along and west of the Continental Divide. In fact, near zero precipitation was observed in the Four Corners and Navajo Nation area of the state. Overall, the mean temperature was within a few degrees of normal across the entire state with slightly cooler mean temperatures across eastern NM and slightly warmer mean temperatures over western NM. This resulted in continued improvements to drought conditions over the eastern half of the state with some improvement even observed over the south-central portion of the state. Drought conditions persisted along and west of the Continental Divide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271871. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.