A very dry and warm October after a record dry monsoon season allowed drought conditions to persist across New Mexico. Generally, drought conditions remained steady. A patch of exceptional drought was introduced in the northwest highlands and northwest Jemez mountains, and severe drought conditions expanded eastward across east central New Mexico.

Drought in TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions for most of the zone and introduction of extreme drought in the far southwestern section of the zone.

Drought in JEMEZ MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the eastward expansion of extreme drought conditions for most of the zone and a patch of exceptional drought in the northwestern section of the zone.

Drought in ESPANOLA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in most of the zone and extreme drought in the western part of the zone.

Drought in WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the central part of the zone and extreme drought conditions in the northern part of the zone.

Drought in SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the western part of the zone and extreme drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.

Drought in SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone and extreme drought conditions in the western and northern parts of the zone.

Drought in SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October allowed for the slight expansion of extreme drought in the southeastern half of the zone with the persistence of severe drought in the northwestern half of the zone.

Drought in NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the far northern part of the zone and extreme drought conditions for central and southern parts of the zone. A patch of exceptional drought conditions was introduced to the east central part of the zone.

Drought in WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the northern and central part of the zone and extreme drought conditions in the northeast part of the zone.

Drought in EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in SANTA FE METRO AREA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the eastward expansion of extreme drought conditions into most of the zone.

Drought in MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of extreme drought conditions in most of the zone and severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in ESTANCIA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.

Drought in SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.

Drought in SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.

Drought in LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern and far northeastern parts of the zone.

Drought in GUADALUPE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions in the entire zone.

Drought in FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the northern part of the zone and extreme drought conditions in the central and southern part of the zone. A patch of exceptional drought conditions was introduced in the far southern part of the zone.

Drought in NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions in most of the zone outside of the northeast part.

Drought in UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.

Drought in HARDING COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southeast part of the zone.

Drought in EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the eastward expansion of severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in QUAY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the eastward expansion of severe drought conditions in the zone outside of the far northeast.

Drought in CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of extreme drought conditions over a majority of the zone and exceptional drought in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.

Drought in EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the central parts of the zone and extreme drought in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in NORTHWEST PLATEAU, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought in the central and northeast part of the zone and extreme drought in the southeast part of the zone.

Drought in WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern and eastern part of the zone.

Drought in CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions in most of the zone outside of the far southeast.

Drought in ROOSEVELT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the northeastward expansion of severe drought conditions into western and central parts of the zone.

Drought in DE BACA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the northward expansion of severe drought conditions into all of the zone and persisting extreme drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.

Drought in SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of extreme to exceptional drought conditions over the entire zone.

Drought in SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 01-OCT-23 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-23 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions for most of the zone and extreme drought in the far southeastern section of the zone.