Drought in Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Drought September 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The month started with Severe(D2) drought conditions over just the far northeast but by the end of the month was located over the eastern three-fourths of the zone.

The wider storm

Another very dry month with little in the way of monsoon moisture worsened drought conditions across southwest and south-central New Mexico. Some areas around the Gila region were placed into Exceptional(D4) drought conditions while most other areas were at least in Severe(D2) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 920473. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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