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Drought in Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
Drought October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025 · Lowlands of the Bootheel, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The northwest portion of the zone started the month in Exceptional(D4) drought with the southeast in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer recorded 0.85 inches of precipitation which was 0.12 inches above normal.
The wider storm
Even with a below average precipitation month for Southern New Mexico, the far west did see some improvement from Exceptional(D4) to Extreme(D3) drought while the remainder of the area had no change.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1296388. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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