Drought — Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

2021-03-01 to 2021-03-31 · Eastern Black Range Foothills, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of March. The Cooperative Observer at Hillsboro reported 0.09 inches of precipitation which was 0.21 inches below normal.

Wider weather episode

Another month of below average precipitation for much of the area kept all areas in at least Severe(D2) drought with many areas in Exceptional(D4) drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 951017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.