Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought continued through the entire month. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 0.01 inch of precipitation which was 0.86 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

December was a very dry month across southern New Mexico but there was no change to drought categories during the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1304912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.