Drought — Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Event narrative

The western half of the zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought while the east was in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of September, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 2.28 inches of precipitation which was 0.58 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall for much of the region brought some small drought relief to southern New Mexico in September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.