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New Mexico Drought Conditions

Regional conditions affecting water availability and demand

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What do these water conditions mean?

Temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration, humidity, soil moisture, and wind all influence water availability and demand. Together, these indicators help show whether conditions are favorable, warrant attention, or may place additional stress on surface water and groundwater resources across New Mexico.

Why is it important?

Hot, dry, and windy conditions can increase evaporation and water demand, while rainfall and higher soil moisture may temporarily reduce stress on water supplies.

What does the data represent?

Statewide values summarize nine representative locations. Regional values summarize three representative locations within the selected region using current modeled weather conditions.

What are the limitations?

These are screening-level modeled averages, not official station observations. Local conditions can vary, especially in mountainous areas and locations far from the representative points.

Explore Current Conditions

Interactive Drought Conditions

Use the dashboard below to compare current statewide and regional indicators, review drought conditions, and explore modeled temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration, humidity, soil moisture, and wind across New Mexico.

Current Statewide Conditions

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Forecast Precip.

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Reference ET₀

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Rel. Humidity

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Soil Moisture

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Wind Speed

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U.S. Drought Monitor

Current statewide drought conditions

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor

Regional Conditions

South-Central Region

Representative locations: Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Truth or Consequences

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Average Temperature

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Forecast Precipitation

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Reference Evapotranspiration

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Relative Humidity

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Shallow Soil Moisture

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Wind Speed

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Data Sources and Notes: The drought map is provided by the U.S. Drought Monitor and is updated weekly. Temperature, forecast precipitation, reference evapotranspiration, relative humidity, shallow soil moisture, and wind speed are modeled values from Open-Meteo. Statewide values use nine representative locations, while regional values use three representative locations. These metrics are intended as screening-level indicators and should not be interpreted as official climatological statistics.