Drought — Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

2011-12-01 to 2011-12-31 · Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

Event narrative

All of Luna County started out in Extreme(D3) drought and ended the month in Severe(D2) drought. The Deming Airport reported 1.87 inches of liquid during the month which was 1.25 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Almost all of Southwest and South-Central New Mexico started the month in Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought. By the end of the month, with the exception of the eastern half of Otero County, every other area was downgraded to Moderate(D1) to Severe(D2) drought due to an unusually wet month across Southwest New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 356643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.