Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The eastern half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the west continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought.

Wider weather episode

Another dry month for most of the the region except for some above normal precipitation totals in the higher elevations. No change was noted in drought categories from how March ended.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 956098. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.