Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

No change was noted across the zone with Severe(D2) drought over the eastern half and Moderate(D1) drought over the west.

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 1294495. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.