Drought in Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Drought February 1, 2026 – February 17, 2026 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

February started out with Severe(D2) drought across the zone except the far south where Moderate(D1) drought existed. By February 17th, the southeast was in Moderate(D1) drought with Abnormally Dry(D0) drought elsewhere.

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 1310134. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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