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Drought in Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone except for the far west where Moderate(D1) drought remained in place.

The wider storm

Near average rainfall for many areas kept drought conditions the same in May. The one change was in northern Sierra county where there was slightly below normal precipitation and the area was put in Extreme(D3) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1340942. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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