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Drought in Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico
Drought August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
August started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of the month, the southern half of the zone improved to Severe(D2) drought. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 0.96 inches of precipitation which was 1.45 inches below normal.
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 1289530. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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