Northern Dona Ana County storm history

Severe(D2) drought continued through the month of December.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout November.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of September. The Cooperative Observer at New Mexico State University reported 1.65 inches of precipitation which was 0.24 inches above normal.

The entire zone started the month in Extreme(D3) drought but the eastern half improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month.

Extreme(D3) drought continued through the month of July.

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in June.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of May.

April started out with the western half of the zone in Extreme(D3) drought and Severe(D2) drought over the east. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought.

Widespread blowing dust caused visibilities to drop to near zero across northern Dona Ana county. New Mexico 26 was closed and around 300 foot visibility was reported around the Upham exit on Interstate 25.

The CDRRC Camp Location Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 63 mph.

Highway 26 was closed from Hatch to the Luna county line due to near zero visibilities and blowing dust.

Highway 26 was closed across the county due to near zero visibilities.

Extreme(D3) drought continued over the western half of the zone while the east remained in Severe(D2) drought.

The southern half of the zone started in Severe(D2) drought while the north was in Moderate(D1) drought. By the end of the month, most of the west was in Extreme(D3) drought with the remainder of the zone in Severe(D2) drought.

The southern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the north continued to be in Moderate(D1) drought.

The southern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the north remained in Moderate(D1) drought.

Severe(D2) drought continued across the south with Moderate(D1) drought across the north.

Most of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while there was some Moderate(D1) and Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the far north.

Most of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought with just a little Moderate(D1) to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought across the far north.

About 75 percent of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought with some Moderate(D1) to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought across the far north.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought during the month of July.

Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone during the month of June.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) throughout the month of April.

A peak gust of 63 mph was recorded at the CDRRC Camp Location in Dona Ana county.

Severe(D2) drought continued for the entire zone in March.

A peak gust of 61 mph was recorded at the CDRRC Camp Location in northern Dona Ana County.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout the month of February.

The zone started in Extreme(D3) drought, but by the end of the month, the zone was in Severe(D2) drought.

Extreme(D3) drought persisted across the entire zone in December.

The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought and transitioned to Extreme(D3) drought by the end of the month.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month.

The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month.

The entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on August 8th.

The average temperature at the New Mexico State University Cooperative Observer station was 88.2 degrees which was 2.5 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 2016. The high temperature topped 100 degrees 28 of 31 days during the month with only 0.30 inches of precipitatio…

A Mesonet location at the CDRRC Camp located 6 miles north-northeast of Radium Springs recorded a peak gust of 61 mph in a dry microburst.

A Mesonet site at the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland reported a peak gust of 70 mph. A 67 mph gust was also recorded at the CDRRC Camp Location.

A peak gust of 67 mph was recorded at the CDRRC Camp Location Mesonet site.

October started with Severe(D2) drought conditions west and Moderate(D1) drought east. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Abnormally Dry(D) drought.

The western half of the zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought improving to Moderate(D1) across the east. By the end of September, the west was in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought remaining over the east.

The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D3) drought which improved to the east which remained in Moderate(D1) drought.

The western half of the zone started in Extreme(D3) drought with the east in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the west remained in Extreme(D3) drought and the east improved to Moderate(D1) drought.

June started with the western half of the zone in Exceptional(D4) drought and the east in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the west was in Extreme(D3) drought and the east in Severe(D2) drought.

May started out with the western half of the zone in Extreme(D3) drought with Severe(D2) drought over the east. By the end of the month, the west was in Exceptional(D4) drought and the east was in Extreme(D3) drought.

The month started with the western half of the zone in Severe(D2) drought while the east was in Moderate(D1) drought. By the end of April, the west was in Extreme(D3) drought and the east was in Severe(D2) drought.

A Mesonet site at the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Museum recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.

The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east remained in Moderate(D1) drought.

A Mesonet station at the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Center reported a peak gust of 71 mph.

The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east was in Severe(D1) drought.