Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

The month started out with the entire zone in Severe(D2) drought with the far west improving to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

One category improvements were noted in drought severity in areas that had previously been in Extreme(D3) or even some Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, there were no areas in southern New Mexico in Extreme(D3) drought or worse.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1306097. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.