Otero Mesa storm history

Severe(D2) drought continued over all but the southwest portion where Moderate(D1) drought continued.

The month started with Severe(D2) drought in the east and Moderate(D1) drought over the west. By the end of November, Severe(D2) drought covered all areas except the far southwest where Moderate(D1) drought continued.

The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought out east and Moderate(D1) drought west.

No change was noted across the zone with Severe(D2) drought over the eastern half and Moderate(D1) drought over the west.

The zone started out the month in Severe(D2) drought with the west improving to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month.

Extreme(D3) drought continued across the entire zone in July.

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

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought in May.

Extreme(D3) drought remained across the entire zone in April.

Extreme(D3) drought conditions continued across the zone in March.

The northeast portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the remainder of the zone stayed in Extreme(D3) drought.

The northeast remained in Severe(D2) drought while the remainder of the zone continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought.

Extreme(D3) drought continued for all but the northeast portion of the zone which remained in Severe(D2) drought.

Extreme(D3) drought continued for the entire zone except for the far northeast where Severe(D2) drought remained.

There was no change in drought conditions with the southeast remaining in Extreme(D3) drought and Severe(D2) drought over the north and west.

The month started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the southeast was still in Extreme(D3) drought but the north and west improved to Severe(D2) drought.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought throughout the month of August.

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

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

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought throughout the month.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought during the month of April.

Extreme(D3) drought conditions remained in place throughout the month.

The McGregor Range RAWS recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought throughout the month of February.

Extreme(D3) persisted across the entire zone during the month of December.

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

The month started with the east in Extreme(D3) drought and the west in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of September, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought.

The month started with Severe(D2) drought in the east and Moderate(D1) drought west. On August 22, the eastern half was placed in Extreme(D3) drought with Severe(D2) drought west.

The month started with no drought west to D1(Moderate) Drought east, but on July 25th, the eastern half of the zone was placed in D2(Severe) Drought east with D1(Moderate) Drought west.

The northeast portion of the zone started September in Severe(D2) drought with no drought conditions over the southwest. By the end of the month, the northeast improved to Moderate(D1) drought and continued no drought conditions over the southwest.

August started with Extreme(D3) drought over the east and improving to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the southwest. By the end of the month, just the far northeast portion of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought with no drought conditions over the far southwest.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought with improvement to the southwest where conditions remained Abnormally Dry(D0).

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought with Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the southwest.

No change across the zone in May with Extreme(D3) drought over the east and improving to Abnormally Dry(D0 over the southwest.

The zone started out with the northeast half in Moderate(D1) drought with the southwest in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought. By the end of April, the eastern portion of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought while the southwest remained Abnormally Dry(D0).

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month while conditions improved to the west where there was no drought conditions reported across the southwest portion of the zone.

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 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 eastern half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought with much of the west still in Extreme(D3) drought. Some improvement was noted over the far southwest where it went into Severe(D2) drought during the month.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the west continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the west continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought.

The eastern half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the west continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought.

The month started with the far western portions of the zone in Severe(D2) drought becoming worse to the east where Exceptional(D4) drought was located. On January 19th, the area that was in Severe drought was placed in Extreme(D3) drought while the east remained in Exceptional dr…

Exceptional(D4) drought remained over the east which transitioned to Severe(D2) drought over the western portion of the zone.

Extreme(D3) to Severe(D2) drought covered the eastern three-fourths of the zone at the beginning of the month. At the end of November, Exceptional(D4) drought was over the far northeast and down to Severe(D2) drought over the far west.

Severe(D2) drought continued over the eastern three-fourths of the zone with Extreme(D3) drought in the far northeast.

The month started with Severe(D2) drought conditions over just the far northeast but by the end of the month was located over the eastern three-fourths of the zone.

A RAWS site 28 miles east-northeast of Orogrande recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.

A RAWS site located 28 miles east-northeast of Orogrande recorded a peak gust of 66 mph.

Severe(D2) drought remained in place through March for the eastern half of the zone.