Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

Severe(D2) drought continued over all but the southwest portion where Moderate(D1) drought continued.

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 1304916. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.