New Mexico, 2000Drought in New Mexico, September 1 to 30, 2000
September 1 to 30, 2000 · NWS ABQ · 21 events in 21 counties and zones
Unusually warm and dry weather persisted into September for much of the state with fire danger remaining high and cities implementing or continuing water conservation measures. Record high temperatures were broken in many cities on several days including the 11th and the 14th.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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 persisted into September for much of the state with fire danger remaining high and cities implementing or continuing water conservation measures. Record high temperatures were broken in many cities on several days including the 11th and the 14th. Summer rains through September ranged from 25 to 70 percent of normal.
Drought, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Curry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Curry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, De Baca
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Harding
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 30, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Quay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Roosevelt
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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, Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region / Catron Except N / Part of W Socorro
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM MST to September 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
- 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.
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 20005 deaths · 48 events
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 20005 deaths · 23 events
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 20003 deaths · 37 events
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 20001 death · 38 injured · 5 events
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000$240 million · 24 events
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000$161 million · 32 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 20001 death · 1 injured · $70,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000$102 million · 23 events
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000$60 million · 6 events
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000$23 million · 1 event
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000$1.9 million · 1 event
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 20003 injured · $160,000 · 1 event
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: 5156181, 5156182, 5156183, 5156184, 5156185, 5156186, 5156516, 5156517, 5156518, 5156519, 5156520, 5156521, 5156522, 5156523, 5156524, 5156525, 5156526, 5156527, 5156528, 5156529, 5156530.