NEW MEXICO’S DROUGHT MAP KEEPS LOOKING BETTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS THE LATEST REPORT SHOWS 12-PERCENT OF THE STATE IS ABNORMALLY DRY…AND ONLY 2 AND-A-HALF PERCENT IS IN MODERATE DROUGHT.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, LESS AND LESS OF THE STATE HAS BEEN UNDER SOME FORM OF DROUGHT DESIGNATION. HOWEVER, FONTENOT SAYS THE LONG TERM DROUGHT REMAINS AN ISSUE FOR NEW MEXICO.
