Southern Desert storm history

A peak wind gust of 71 mph was reported in Organ approximately 1 mile southeast of San Augustin Pass.

The entire zone started out the month in Severe(D2) drought and the area improved to Moderate(D1) drought on January 17th. The Cooperative Observer at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces received .75 inches of rain which was 0.34 inches above normal.

A maximum snowfall report of 7.1 inches was received 4 miles south-southeast of Rincon. Other significant reports included 7.0 inches 1 mile northwest of Garfield, 6.5 inches 16 miles northwest of Las Cruces, 6.0 inches 2 miles west-northwest of Radium Springs, and 5.0 inches in …

A trained spotter reported 6.0 inches of snow 2 miles northwest of Leasburg and another at the Jornada Range. A total of 4.3 inches was also reported 5 miles west-northwest of Las Cruces.

All of the zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought with the exception of the far southeast where it was Severe(D2). At the end of the month, the entire area was in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at New Mexico State University reported 1.52 inches of rain which was a…

The Dripping Springs RAWS west of the Organ Mountains reported a peak gust of 78 mph. A mesonet station at Talavera reported a wind gust to 64 mph and a trained spotter 3 miles west of Organ reported a gust to 59 mph. A roof was blown off a trailer and a fence damaged about 2 mil…

A peak wind gust of 63 mph was reported at the White Sands Elementary School.

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought during the month of November. New Mexico State University received 0.42 inches of rain which was near normal for the month.

The southeastern corner of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought through the month while the remainder of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The official COOP at New Mexico State University received 0.05 inches of rain while the average for October is 0.78 inches.

The entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought to start the month, but Southeastern Dona Ana County received some good precipitation and ended the month in Severe(D2) drought.

All of Dona Ana County was in Exceptional(D4) drought except for the far southeast corner which was mainly in Extreme(D3) drought to start the month. At the end of the month, all the areas that were in Exceptional drought were in Extreme(D3) drought with the extreme southeast cor…

Most of Dona Ana County was in Exceptional Drought(D4) through the month of July except for the far southeast portion of the county which was in Extreme Drought(D3). The official observing site at New Mexico State University did receive 2.01 inches of precipitation in the month, …

A Mesonet site located at the White Sands Main Post reported a peak wind gust of 59 mph.

The northeastern corner of Dona Ana County started out in exceptional(D4) drought with the remainder of the area in extreme(D3) drought. By the end of June, the entire area was in exceptional(D4) drought except the far southeast. The COOP at New Mexico State University received 0…

A peak gust of 68 mph was reported at San Augustin Pass and a gust of 58 mph was also reported 5 miles northeast of San Augustin Pass.

A peak gust of 71 mph was reported at San Augustin Pass and a 62 mph gust was reported 5 miles northeast of San Augustin Pass.

At the beginning of May, the entire area was under Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the far northeast corner of Dona Ana County was into Exceptional(D4) drought. No precipitation fell in the month of May and the Las Cruces Airport had no received any precipitation si…

The SAMS station at San Augustin Pass reported a peak gust of 75 mph. A mesonet station in South Las Cruces reported a peak gust of 58 mph.

The peak gust at the White Sands Missle Range Main Post was 71 mph.

A peak gust of 89 mph was reported at the San Augustin Pass RAWS. Other peak gusts across the area included 75 mph at Salinas Peak, 58 mph at the National Weather Service office in Santa Teresa and 61 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Main Post.

High temperatures reported across the area on Feb 2nd included 18F at Las Cruces, 16F in Santa Teresa at the National Weather Service Office, 12F at the White Sands Missile Range Headquarters and 13F at Northrup Landing. Morning low temperatures on Feb 3rd included 0F at Las Cruc…

A peak wind gust of 76 mph was reported at the Dripping Springs RAWS. The National Weather Service Office in Santa Teresa, NM recorded a gust to 59 mph and the Las Cruces Airport(KLRU) reported a gust of 58 mph.

A peak gust of 95 MPH was reported at San Augustin Pass. The NWS office in Santa Teresa measured a gust to 63 MPH where some building roof tiles were also blown off. The Las Cruces Airport ASOS reported a peak gust of 60 MPH.

A peak gust of 96 mph was reported at a mesonet site at San Augustin Pass. A peak gust of 58 mph was also reported at the Las Cruces Airport.

A peak gust of 96 MPH was reported at a Mesonet site 1 mile southeast of San Augustin Pass in Dona Ana County.

A maximum snowfall of 6 inches was reported at San Augustin Pass. Other reports included 3.5 inches 3 miles west southwest of Organ and between 1.5 and 2.5 inches in the Las Cruces area.

Peak gust of 116 mph was measured 1 mile east-southeast of Organ at San Augustin Pass using a White Sands Missile Range sensor. Another wind gust of 97 mph was measured by a trained spotter 3 miles east-southeast of organ at Aguirre Springs on the east slopes of the Organ Mountai…

A gust of 73 mph was measured 2 miles southeast of San Augustin Pass.

Wind gusts of 60 to 67 mph were measured at White Sands Missle Range Headquarters. A gust of 97 mph was measured near San Augustine Pass. Windows were blown out of vehicles at the WSMR main post.

A gust of 86 mph was measured near Aguirre Springs State Park on the eastern slopes of the Organ Mountains, resulting in a few shingles blown off a roof. Minor building damage occurred in Las Cruces according to a local TV station.

More than 5 inches of snow on San Augustin Pass.