2025 Annual Weather Highlights

Hydrology & Drought

An overall dry weather pattern was the norm through the winter and early spring months across New Mexico in 2025. There were only a few impactful winter weather events and most areas picked up very little snowfall from January through March. A couple late season snowfall events in April and early May did little to help snowpack conditions. Spring runoff was abysmal for all river basins across the state. Fortunately, critical fire weather conditions were not as frequent with fewer bouts of high winds and very low humidity compared to normal. Monsoon rains continued to wreak havoc on burn scars in the Ruidoso area over the summer. The monsoon season was fitful with spotty heavy rainfall and record heat at times. Drought conditions did however improve slowly throughout the summer. A couple early season snowfall events occurred in November and December in between prolonged dry and warm stretches. December 2025 was the warmest on record for NM. Please enjoy our "Hydrology & Drought Status Review for 2025" with details on flooding, drought, snowpack, spring runoff, and reservoir levels.
NM-434 near Guadalupita \| Photo courtesy NMDOT August 26, 2025

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