No precipitation was reported across Southwestern and South-Central New Mexico in January. There was a slight increase in Severe(D2) drought coverage in Otero County, but otherwise all other areas remained the same as December.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
No precipitation was reported across Southwestern and South-Central New Mexico in January. There was a slight increase in Severe(D2) drought coverage in Otero County, but otherwise all other areas remained the same as December.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 3:05 PM MST, 8 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 305 PM MST TUE DEC 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS... CLEAR SKIES WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CHILLY TEMPERATURES WILL BRING IN THE NEW YEAR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE FIRST DAY...AND EVEN THE ENTIRE WEEK...OF TWENTY-FOURTEEN WILL BE QUITE NICE AND SEASONAL AS A WEST COAST RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS TO OUR NORTH. WE WILL SEEN PRIMARILY SUNNY AND CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. WITH A FEW PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AT OR ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO MINOR COOL DOWNS BEHIND WEAK COLD FRONTS ON THURSDAY AND SUNDAY. NO STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AND NO PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE BORDERLAND FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW YEAR. && .DISCUSSION... REALLY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR CHANGES TO THE PATTERN ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. FOR THIS LAST NIGHT OF 2013 OR THE FIRST WEEK OF 2014. A PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN GENERALLY STATIONARY OVER THE WEST COAST. THIS FEATURE EXTENDS EASTWARD INLAND FAR ENOUGH TO KEEP CASCADING NW PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON A TRAJECTORY TO PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THUS WE WILL BE HARBORED FROM THE STORMS... REMAINING SOUTH OF THEIR PATHS IN A DRY W/NW FLOW PATTERN. WE WILL SEE PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS...BUT DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE FIRST WEEK 0F 2014. IN THE DEEP NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS THAT PASS TO OUR NORTH THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 7 DAYS. THEY WILL BRING SOME HIGH CLOUDS BUT NOT MUCH ELSE. NEW YEAR'S DAY WINDS TURN WESTERLY AS A LEE SURFACE LOW DROPS OVER THE TX PANHANDLE. THIS WILL ADD A BIT OF WARMTH TO THE REGION WITH TEMPS WARMING A FEW DEGREES. THAT WARMING LAST ONLY ONE AFTERNOON AS A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE NE. NO MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE...JUST SOME COOLER AIR TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ON SOME GUSTY WINDS OVER WEST SLOPES AND THROUGH GAPS. THURSDAY TEMPS SHOULD BE ABOUT 5-7 DEGREES COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT. THE AREA WARMS UP TO END THE WEEK FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH BACKS OFF AND LOW-LEVEL WINDS TURN BACK WESTERLY. ALOFT FLOW BACKS TO WESTERLY AND ALLOWS SOME HIGH CLOUDS TO MOVE IN. TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM AS THE REGION REMAINS DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SUNDAY NIGHT COLD FRONT IS QUITE WEAK AND THUS NOT MUCH TEMP CHANGE OR WIND EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY. TO END THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WE LOOK AT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE GFS MODEL SHOWS A STRONG SURFACE PUSH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO PRESS IN MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A MASS OF MUCH COOLER AIR WITH SOME MOISTENING OF THE AIRMASS. THUS THERE IS SOME PRECIPITATION GENERATED OVER THE EASTERN CWFA WITH THIS OUTPUT. OTHER MID-RANGE MODELS DO NOT SHOW THIS COOL/MOIST PUSH THUS NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST THIS FAR OUT. THUS WILL NOT INTRODUCE ANY POP/WX INTO THE FORECAST FOR TUE AT THIS TIME. EVEN THE GFS MODEL DOES APPEAR TO BE BACKING OFF THE SCENARIO MENTIONED ABOVE. 14-BIRD && .AVIATION...VALID 01/00Z-02/00Z. VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH CIG/VSBY UNRESTRICTED. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A FEW PATCHY MIDDLE CLOUDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. 21-PARK && .FIRE WEATHER... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON NEW YEARS DAY...THEN A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN TO NEAR NORMAL AGAIN FOR THURSDAY. BEHIND THAT FRONT THURSDAY...EXPECT EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ON WESTERN SLOPES. CONTINUED DRY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL. VENTILATION RATES MOSTLY POOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THE GILA REGION AND THE SACRAMENTO MTNS WILL HAVE FAIR TO GOOD VENT RATES WEDNESDAY. HAINES INDICES 3 (VERY LOW) OR 4 (LOW) EACH AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. 21 - PARK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 32 59 31 54 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA 28 58 28 50 27 / 0 0 0 0 10 LAS CRUCES 27 59 28 54 30 / 0 0 0 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 28 59 29 52 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 CLOUDCROFT 22 47 19 40 17 / 0 0 0 0 0 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 29 58 28 52 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 SILVER CITY 33 57 29 52 30 / 0 0 0 0 0 DEMING 28 60 27 54 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 LORDSBURG 28 60 29 57 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 WEST EL PASO METRO 30 59 29 53 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 DELL CITY 27 58 26 49 26 / 0 0 0 0 0 FORT HANCOCK 28 62 27 54 28 / 0 0 0 0 0 LOMA LINDA 28 58 25 52 31 / 0 0 0 0 0 FABENS 28 59 27 53 28 / 0 0 0 0 0 SANTA TERESA 28 59 28 53 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 WHITE SANDS HQ 28 59 28 52 30 / 0 0 0 0 0 JORNADA RANGE 26 58 16 52 22 / 0 0 0 0 0 HATCH 27 55 21 53 23 / 0 0 0 0 0 COLUMBUS 28 58 29 54 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 OROGRANDE 30 59 30 54 29 / 0 0 0 0 0 MAYHILL 27 55 25 48 26 / 0 0 0 0 0 MESCALERO 28 53 24 46 24 / 0 0 0 0 0 TIMBERON 27 52 24 45 23 / 0 0 0 0 0 WINSTON 26 56 21 49 25 / 0 0 0 0 0 HILLSBORO 29 58 26 50 33 / 0 0 0 0 0 SPACEPORT 29 59 30 48 26 / 0 0 0 0 0 LAKE ROBERTS 25 57 22 52 27 / 0 0 0 0 0 HURLEY 30 59 29 55 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 CLIFF 22 56 17 54 17 / 0 0 0 0 0 MULE CREEK 22 57 14 54 19 / 0 0 0 0 0 FAYWOOD 30 58 25 51 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 ANIMAS 27 59 27 57 28 / 0 0 0 0 0 HACHITA 27 59 23 57 28 / 0 0 0 0 0 ANTELOPE WELLS 28 61 28 57 30 / 0 0 0 0 0 CLOVERDALE 31 61 28 58 33 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 14/21
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 636 AM MST TUE DEC 31 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-011315- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- 636 AM MST TUE DEC 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HEFNER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe(D2) drought continued through the month for the entire zone. No precipitation was reported at the Redrock Cooperative Observer which was 0.84 inches below normal.
The far northern areas of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Animas reported no precipitation which was 0.63 inches below normal.
The northeast portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought during the month of January. There was no precipitation reported at the White Sands National Monument which was 0.49 inches below normal.
The northern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Mountain Park received no precipitation during the month which was 1.14 inches below normal.
Severe(D2) drought continued across the northern half of the zone. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft reported no precipitation which was 1.44 inches below normal.
The northern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of January.
The extreme northeast portion of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought to start the month and the area expanded further south on January 14th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, January 2014
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: 495473, 495474, 495475, 495476, 495477, 495478, 495479.