Drought in Espanola Valley, New Mexico

Drought August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Espanola Valley, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme drought conditions persisted across the western portion the zone.

The wider storm

August 2025 saw well above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation across much of western and central NM with below normal temperatures and near to above average precipitation across eastern NM. The lack of precipitation across far western NM from this monsoon season resulted in the introduction of extreme drought across the West Central and Northwest Plateau and far Northwest Highlands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1281379. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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