New Mexico, 2000Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2000
April 1 to 30, 2000 · NWS ABQ · 22 events in 22 counties and zones
Unusually warm and dry weather continue throughout the month with only a few days of measureable rainfall across north and central New Mexico. Spring snowmelt averaged only 30 to 40 percent of normal for the region with the Zuni mountains recording zero percent of normal runoff.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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.
Unusually warm and dry weather continue throughout the month with only a few days of measureable rainfall across north and central New Mexico. Spring snowmelt averaged only 30 to 40 percent of normal for the region with the Zuni mountains recording zero percent of normal runoff. Fuel moisture in the the regional forests is at it lowest point in many years and great concern continues for a long and extreme fire danger season ahead in May and June.
Drought, Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region / Catron Except N / Part of W Socorro
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region / Catron Except N / Part of W Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Nw Santa Fe / Part of Se Rio Arriba / Part of Se Sanduval
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Nw Santa Fe / Part of Se Rio Arriba / Part of Se Sanduval forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Curry
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Curry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, De Baca
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- De Baca forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Far Northeast Plains / Union Except X Nw / X Se Colfax
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Far Northeast Plains / Union Except X Nw / X Se Colfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Harding
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Lower Rio Grande Valley / Part of C and E Socorro
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Rio Grande Valley / Part of C and E Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Middle Rio Grande Valley / X Sc Sanduval / Valencia Except X E / X E Cibola / Bernalillo Except E and X Nw
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Middle Rio Grande Valley / X Sc Sanduval / Valencia Except X E / X E Cibola / Bernalillo Except E and X Nw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, 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
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- 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 forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Northwest Plateau / San Juan Except X Sw and Se / Nc McKinley
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Northwest Plateau / San Juan Except X Sw and Se / Nc McKinley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Quay
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Quay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Roosevelt
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Sandia/Manzano Mountains / Most of W Santa Fe / E Bernalillo / X Se Sanduval / X W Torrance / E Valencia / Part of E Socorro
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Sandia/Manzano Mountains / Most of W Santa Fe / E Bernalillo / X Se Sanduval / X W Torrance / E Valencia / Part of E Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Chaves County Plains / Chaves Except X Sw
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County Plains / Chaves Except X Sw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe
- When
- April 1, 12:01 AM MST to April 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 1 to 3, 2000$1.0 million · F0 · 81 events
- Drought in Georgia, April 1 to 30, 200081 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 1 to 3, 2000$176,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Hail in Texas, April 1, 2000$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events
- Drought in Missouri, April 1 to 30, 200037 events
- Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 200024 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 1, 2000$20,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Drought in Iowa, April 1 to 30, 200011 events
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 200010 events
- Drought in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 20008 events
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 20008 events
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 1 to 5, 20008 events
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: 5140591, 5140592, 5140593, 5141927, 5141928, 5141929, 5141930, 5141931, 5141932, 5141933, 5141934, 5141935, 5142006, 5142007, 5142008, 5142009, 5142010, 5142011, 5143082, 5143083, 5143084, 5143085.