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Drought in Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

Drought January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012 · Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought for the entire month. The Deming Airport received 0.12 inches of rain which was 0.45 inches below normal.

The wider storm

Most locations in Southwest New Mexico started the month in Moderate(D1) to Severe(D2) drought with just Eastern Otero County in Extreme(D3) to Exceptional(D4) drought. An improvement was noted in and around Dona Ana County by the middle of the month with little change elsewhere.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 359687. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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