Drought — Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

Event narrative

Extreme drought persisted over the east-central portion of the zone.

Wider weather episode

December saw record warmth across a majority of the state alongside below normal precipitation across a majority of the state. However, only a large section of the eastern plains of New Mexico saw an introduction of abnormally dry conditions. The rest of the state saw persistent drought conditions relative to November, 2025.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300593. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.