Dry late winter and early spring conditions continued to raise fears of an early and extended fire weather season, while projections for snow melt runoff of only 30-40 percent of normal threatened a lack of irrigation water as farmers were gearing up for planting season and first waterings of alfalfa.

Drought in SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS / MOST OF W SANTA FE / E BERNALILLO / X SE SANDUVAL / X W TORRANCE / E VALENCIA / PART OF E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY / X SC SANDUVAL / VALENCIA EXCEPT X E / X E CIBOLA / BERNALILLO EXCEPT E AND X NW, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS / ALL BUT X W AND X SE COLFAX / ALL BUT X W MORA / C SAN MIGUEL / X NW UNION, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ / RIO ARRIBA EXCEPT X SE / SANDUVAL EXCEPT SE AND X SW / LOS ALAMOS / NE MCKINLEY / SE SAN JUAN / X NW SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY / LINCOLN EXCEPT SC, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / PART OF C AND E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in QUAY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in ROOSEVELT, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE / E SAN MIGUEL / GUADALUPE, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY COUNTY / SE SANTA FE / W SAN MIGUEL / TORRANCE EXCEPT X W / E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS / CHAVES EXCEPT X SW, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in CURRY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / NW SANTA FE / PART OF SE RIO ARRIBA / PART OF SE SANDUVAL, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in DE BACA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS / UNION EXCEPT X NW / X SE COLFAX, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY / X SW CHAVES, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in HARDING, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in WESTCENTRAL MOUNTAINS / MCKINLEY EXCEPT NC AND NE / CIBOLA EXCEPT X E / N CATRON / X SW SANDUVAL / X NW BERNALILLO / X NW SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in NORTHWEST PLATEAU / SAN JUAN EXCEPT X SW AND SE / NC MCKINLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS / SC LINCOLN, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS / TAOS / X W MORA / X SE RIO ARRIBA / NE SANTA FE / X W COLFAX / X NW SAN MIGUEL, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Drought in SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION / CATRON EXCEPT N / PART OF W SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 01-MAR-02 00:01:00 to 31-MAR-02 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.