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Drought in Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
Drought August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
Exceptional(D4) drought continued across the entire zone in August.
The wider storm
After some areas received above normal rainfall in July, some improvement was noted in southwest New Mexico during the month of August, especially east of the Rio Grande.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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