Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The zone started out the month in Severe(D2) drought with the west improving to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1289537. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.