Lowlands of the Bootheel storm history

Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone in December. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.08 inches of precipitation which was 0.98 inches below normal.

The month started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 1 inch of precipitation which was 0.19 inches above normal.

The northwest portion of the zone started the month in Exceptional(D4) drought with the southeast in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer recorded 0.85 inches of precipitation which was 0…

The northwest half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought and the southeast half in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 3.73 inches of precipitation which was 2.08 inches above normal.

The zone started August with Exceptional(D4) drought across the entire area. By the end of the month, the NW half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the southeast half improved to Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer received 1.39 inches…

The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought in July. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1.49 inches of precipitation which was 1.65 inches below normal.

The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought during the month of June. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received 1.16 inches of precipitation which was 0.45 inches above normal.

The zone started May with Exceptional(D4) drought over the north and Extreme(D3) drought across the south. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Exceptional(D4) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported no precipitation which was 0.24 inches below normal…

The month started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of the month the northern half of the zone was placed in Exceptional(D4) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received no precipitation which was 0.15 inches below normal.

The Hachita Valley RAWS and a CWOP site in Animas both recorded peak gusts of 58 mph.

The Hachita Valley Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of March. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells recorded only 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.35 inches below normal.

The month started out with the western half of the zone in Severe(D2) drought and the east in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. There was no precipitation at the Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer which was 0.43 inches belo…

Wind chill values dropped to 1 below zero around Hachita.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the west remained in Severe(D2) drought.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and the west in Severe(D2) drought for the entire month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells had no precipitation which was 1.06 inches below normal.

Extreme(D3) drought continued in the eastern half of the zone and Severe(D2) drought in the west. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.67 inches of precipitation which was 0.14 inches below normal.

Extreme(D3) drought continued over the east and Severe(D2) over the west throughout the month of October. There was no precipitation in Antelope Wells when the monthly average rainfall is 0.73 inches.

No change in drought conditions for September with the eastern half of the zone remaining in Extreme(D3) drought and the west in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 0.55 inches of precipitation which was 1.10 inches below normal.

The eastern portion of the area remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the west remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells reported 1.48 inches of precipitation which was 0.81 inches below normal.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the northwest remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 2.32 inches of precipitation which was 0.82 inches below normal.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and improving to Severe(D2) drought across the northwest. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 1.85 inches of precipitation which was 1.14 inches above normal.

The eastern half of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought while the northwest continued to be in Severe(D2) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer received no precipitation which was 0.24 inches below normal.

April started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought, but by the end of the month, the northwest portion had improved to Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 0.48 inches of precipitation which was 0.33 inches above normal.

Extreme(D3) drought continued throughout the month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 0.19 inches of precipitation which was 0.18 inches below normal.

The northeast portion of the zone started in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) elsewhere. The entire zone finished the month in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.72 inches of precipitation which was 0.29 inches above normal.

The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.

The northeast portion of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.30 inches of precipitation, which was 0.55 inches below normal.

Exceptional(D4) drought continued in the northeast part of the zone with the remainder of the zone in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.40 inches of precipitation which was 0.66 inches below normal.

The northeast portion of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought through November with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.79 inches below normal.

Exceptional(D4) drought continued over the northeast portion of the zone while the remainder of the zone continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.75 inches of precipitation which was 0.02 inches above normal.

The zone started September in Severe(D2) drought, by the end of the month, the northeast was in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported just 0.33 inches of precipitation which was 1.32 inches below normal.

The entire zone went from Abnormally Dry(D0) drought to Severe(D2) drought on August 22nd. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 0.45 inches of precipitation which was 1.84 inches below normal.

The average temperature at the Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer station was 84.6 degrees which was only 0.3 degrees cooler than the record set in 2003.

The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 73 mph.

The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 74 mph. The Chiricahua Desert Museum recorded a peak gust of 62 mph.

The Hachita Valley RAWS reported a peak gust of 66 mph.

The central portion of the zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought elsewhere. On the 29th, the entire zone was put into Moderate(D1) drought.

The central portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of October. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1 inch of precipitation which was 0.27 inches above normal.

The central portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month while the remainder of the zone was in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1.10 inches of precipitation which was 0.55 inches below normal.

The central portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the northwest and southeast areas remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 6.18 inches of precipitation which was 3.89 inches above normal.

All areas except the far southeast part of the zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of July, the northwest and southeast sections of the zone were in Moderate(D1) drought while the central area remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Obs…

The month started with Extreme(D3) drought over the northern half of the zone and Moderate(D1) drought over the southeast. By the end of June, Severe(D2) drought was present across all of the zone except the southeast which remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Coo…

The month started with all areas except the southeast in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, Extreme(D3) drought moved into the north but improved to the southeast where it remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received no rainfall …

The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.

Most of the zone remained in SevereD2) drought except the southeast which remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells had no precipitation which was 0.15 inches below normal.

Severe(D2) drought continued for most of the zone except for the far southeast which remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.25 inches of precipitation which was 0.12 inches below normal.

The Hachita Valley Mesonet site reported a peak gust of 64 mph.

All areas of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought with just the southeast corner in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer recorded 0.12 inches of precipitation which was 0.31 inches below normal.

Besides the far southeast part of the zone which remained in Moderate(D1) drought, the remainder continued in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells reported 0.26 inches of precipitation which was 0.59 inches below normal.