Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in June. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 2.01 inches of precipitation which was 1.18 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

While June 2025 brought at least slightly above normal precipitation to most of the region, it wasn't enough to improve drought conditions for southern New Mexico. Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought continued through the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.