Drought in Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Drought October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought in the month of October. The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded 0.55 inches of precipitation which was 0.18 inches below 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 1296391. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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