The exceptionally dry and windy conditions felt across northern and central New Mexico during the month of March only continued and even worsened during April. While the storm track remained active across the western United States, it wasn't favorable to New Mexico as these systems largely remained to the north of the state. As such, precipitation was scarce during April with amounts well below one inch. The Albuquerque area recorded only a trace of precipitation during the month, well below the normal of 0.51 inches. As these dry, windy conditions persisted, this only fueled numerous wildfire starts across northern and central New Mexico, and drought conditions only worsened with about 96 percent of the state in at least severe drought conditions. Areas of extreme to exceptional drought spread rapidly with now about 68 percent of the state in these categories, and about 16 percent of that in exceptional drought.

Drought in ESTANCIA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in CHUSKA MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing across eastern portions of the area.

Drought in SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing across eastern portions of the area.

Drought in NORTHWEST PLATEAU, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing across eastern portions of the area.

Drought in WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions.

Drought in FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing areawide.

Drought in WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing areawide.

Drought in FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme to exceptional drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread exceptional drought conditions areawide.

Drought in TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing areawide.

Drought in UNION COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme to exceptional drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April with exceptional drought conditions spreading across Union County.

Drought in NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April as exceptional drought conditions began to develop across portions of the area.

Drought in JEMEZ MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread exteme drought conditions.

Drought in LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions.

Drought in JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in QUAY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing across all of Quay County.

Drought in SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread exteme drought conditions.

Drought in ESPANOLA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in ROOSEVELT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April. Extreme southern portions of Roosevelt County began to develop exceptional drought conditions.

Drought in SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in GUADALUPE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in DE BACA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions.

Drought in CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme to exceptional drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April with exceptional drought conditions expanding across Chaves County.

Drought in HARDING COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions developing. Exceptional drought conditions began to develop across far western Harding County.

Drought in EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions developing.

Drought in GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in SANTA FE METRO AREA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.

Drought in UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.