Drought — Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · Uplands of the Bootheel, New Mexico

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought continued across the zone through the month of May.

Wider weather episode

Very little to no precipitation fell across southern New Mexico in May which kept all areas in Severe(D2) to Exceptional(D4) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959791. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.