Drought in Southwest Mountains, New Mexico

Extreme drought persisted over a majority of the western half of the zone with the removal of a small area of exceptional drought over the far southern portion of the zone.

September 2025 saw near to slightly below normal temperatures across northern and eastern New Mexico and slightly above normal temperatures across western and central New Mexico. Above normal precipitation was observed across western and central New Mexico with near to slightly below normal precipitation across far eastern New Mexico. The above normal precipitation across central New Mexico resulted in the removal of severe drought conditions across the Tusas Mountains, Jemez Mountains, and Rio Grande Valley. However, extreme drought persisted across far western New Mexico.