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Drought in Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico
Drought February 1, 2026 – February 17, 2026 · Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The entire zone started out the month in Severe(D2) drought, but on February 17th, the northern areas were in Moderate(D1) drought and the south in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought.
The wider storm
Late January rain helped improve the drought conditions, especially along and east of the Rio Grande Valley. By February 17th, all of Otero and Dona Ana counties had improved to Moderate(D1) drought conditions or better.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1310131. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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