New Mexico, 1998

Drought in New Mexico, July 1 to 31, 1998

July 1 to 31, 1998 · NWS MAF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Drought conditions continued in Southwest Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Agricultural losses will be great but will not be included until the end of the drought or the end of the harvest when totals are calculated.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.

Drought conditions continued in Southwest Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Agricultural losses will be great but will not be included until the end of the drought or the end of the harvest when totals are calculated. Rains were a little more plentiful in July than in the April through June period, but not nearly enough for the drought conditions to be eased.

The radar

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Event by event

3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Eddy County Plains

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Eddy County Plains forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lea

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Lea forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5671989, 5671990, 5671991.