Drought in Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Drought July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The eastern half of the zone started out July in Exceptional(D4) drought and improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) conditions southwest. By the end of the month, the east improved to Extreme(D3) drought with no drought conditions noted over the southwest.

The wider storm

Near to above average rainfall helped to improve drought conditions over most of southern New Mexico, especially closer to the Texas border region and the Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 976141. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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