Drought in Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Drought June 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The eastern half of the zone started in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) drought west. By the end of the month, the far east remained in Exceptional(D4) drought but improved to the west with the far southwest only in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought.

The wider storm

Areas of far southwest New Mexico continued to remain dry in June, but the Sacramento Mountains and parts of south-central New Mexico did receive above normal precipitation. There was some improvement to drought conditions in these areas with above normal rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 968917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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