December was a very dry month across southern New Mexico but there was no change to drought categories during the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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.
December was a very dry month across southern New Mexico but there was no change to drought categories during the month.
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 Nov 30, 10:21 PM MST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1021 PM MST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 950 PM MST Sun Nov 30 2025 - Dry conditions, gentle warming, and afternoon breezes through midweek. - A storm system brings a low to medium chance of lowland rain and mountain snow showers going into Thursday. - Dry and breezy conditions will return going into Friday and Saturday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 950 PM MST Sun Nov 30 2025 Some minor changes from previous forecast packages during the Day 4/5 period. Several weak troughs will move across the Intermountain west through the period with very little, if any weather impacts expected. All in all, generally quiet and fair weather conditions can be expected through the first week of December with seasonal temperatures and low-end chances of precipitation on Thursday and Friday. On Monday (Day 1), the first trough will quickly move east across the Central Rockies with very little changes in sensible weather across the Borderland Region. That said, the east winds we saw on Sunday will veer to the west, allowing for temperatures to warm slightly back to or slightly above the seasonal average for December 1st. High temperatures will top out in the low 60s across the desert lowlands. The westerly flow regime aloft will remain in place across the Desert SW on Tuesday and Wednesday (Day 2 & 3) leading to light afternoon breezes and afternoon temperatures in the middle to upper 60s across the desert lowlands. With drier air in place at the surface and winds becoming light and variable overnight, overnight low temperatures Tuesday morning will be near or below freezing across most of the forecast area. Low temperatures for El Paso proper will stay clear of dropping below freezing, with lows in the middle 30s. By Thursday (Day 4), the next upper trough will dive southeast across the Great Basin and Four Corners/Central Rockies vicinity. There still remains some minor discrepancies between model/ensemble guidance with regards to how deep/strong this upper level system will be, along with exact track and timing. 30.18 GFS guidance has said system slightly strong, with more moisture to work with. 30.12 ECMWF guidance is not as bullish in terms of strength, along with being more progress and not having as much moisture associated with it. That being said, looking at GFS/ECMWF respected ensemble suites, along with NBM guidance, probabilities of seeing measurable precipitation (>/= 0.01") is low (20-40 percent) across the desert lowlands along and south of I-10 corridor. Areas north, especially over the mountains have medium confidence of seeing precipitation during the Thursday timeframe with greatest chances over the Sacramento Mtns. Low levels through the duration of this system will be above 7500 ft where light snow can be expected. NBM probs show 20- 30 percent chance of > 1.0" of snow over the Sacramento Mtns. The upper level flow regime remains progressive. However, the upper level storm system track remains to the north over the Central/Northern Rockies with conditions remaining dry through the weekend && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 950 PM MST Sun Nov 30 2025 VMC expected through the period. Skies SKC to FEW250 will becoming SKC areawide during the overnight and morning timeframe. Winds light 3-7 knots and VRB through the morning, becoming W/NW during the afternoon at 8-13 knots with gusts to 20 knots. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1041 AM MST Sun Nov 30 2025 Dry with some occasional breezy conditions are expected through midweek. The windiest days look to be Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will be within a few degrees of normal and RH's above 20 percent. An upper trough will move through late Wednesday into Thursday and could bring some light precipitation to the area but the amount of moisture available is in question. Vent rates the next couple of days will be fair to good. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... El Paso 65 38 66 44 / 0 0 0 0 Sierra Blanca 61 31 63 38 / 0 0 0 0 Las Cruces 60 31 61 36 / 0 0 0 0 Alamogordo 58 30 60 37 / 0 0 0 0 Cloudcroft 37 21 40 28 / 0 0 0 0 Truth or Consequences 57 31 61 35 / 0 0 0 0 Silver City 55 31 56 32 / 0 0 0 0 Deming 63 32 65 35 / 0 0 0 0 Lordsburg 60 32 61 33 / 0 0 0 0 West El Paso Metro 63 39 64 43 / 0 0 0 0 Dell City 65 27 66 37 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Hancock 69 36 71 42 / 0 0 0 0 Loma Linda 57 34 58 40 / 0 0 0 0 Fabens 66 34 68 42 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Teresa 62 33 63 37 / 0 0 0 0 White Sands HQ 61 38 63 43 / 0 0 0 0 Jornada Range 59 28 61 35 / 0 0 0 0 Hatch 62 28 65 34 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 65 36 67 40 / 0 0 0 0 Orogrande 58 29 61 35 / 0 0 0 0 Mayhill 51 25 55 33 / 0 0 0 0 Mescalero 48 23 50 30 / 0 0 0 0 Timberon 48 23 49 28 / 0 0 0 0 Winston 52 23 56 28 / 0 0 0 0 Hillsboro 58 31 62 35 / 0 0 0 0 Spaceport 57 26 61 31 / 0 0 0 0 Lake Roberts 54 26 56 28 / 0 0 0 0 Hurley 57 30 59 32 / 0 0 0 0 Cliff 61 28 62 30 / 0 0 0 0 Mule Creek 56 27 58 29 / 0 0 0 0 Faywood 57 33 58 35 / 0 0 0 0 Animas 62 33 65 36 / 0 0 0 0 Hachita 61 31 64 36 / 0 0 0 0 Antelope Wells 65 35 66 41 / 0 0 0 0 Cloverdale 57 38 59 39 / 0 0 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && FORECASTER...38-Rogers
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
No change was noted in drought conditions as the western half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and the east in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Cliff reported 0.19 inches of precipitation which was 1.16 inches below normal.
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through December.
The western half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the east remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Redrock reported 0.16 inches of precipitation which was 0.93 inches below normal.
Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone in December. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.08 inches of precipitation which was 0.98 inches below normal.
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout the month of December.
Severe(D2) drought remained in place across the zone. The Deming Airport reported 0.07 inches of precipitation which was 0.65 inches below normal.
Severe(D2) drought continued through the entire month. The Hillsboro Cooperative Observer reported 0.01 inch of precipitation which was 0.86 inches below normal.
The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through December. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.58 inches below normal.
Severe(D2) drought continued through the month of December.
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought in December. The Cooperative Observer at New Mexico State University reported 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.62 inches below normal.
Severe(D2) drought continued over all but the southwest portion where Moderate(D1) drought continued.
Severe(D2) drought remained in place through the month. The White Signal Cooperative Observer only received a trace of precipitation which was 1.50 inches below normal.
Extreme(D3) drought remained across the west while Severe(D2) drought continued over the east.
Severe(D2) drought conditions remained over the west while Moderate(D1) drought continued over the east. The White Sands National Monument reported 0.07 inches of precipitation which was 0.67 inches below normal.
The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east remained in Moderate(D1) drought.
The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east remained in Moderate(D1) drought.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, December 2025
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: 1304906, 1304907, 1304908, 1304909, 1304910, 1304911, 1304912, 1304913, 1304914, 1304915, 1304916, 1304917, 1304918, 1304919, 1304920, 1304921.