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Below normal temps across stateNew Mexico December began with temperatures below normal across most of the state, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Jan. 4. A cold front swept through New Mexico the second week of December bringing bands of snow showers in the higher elevations and rain in the lower elevations. Behind this system, a polar air mass dropped temperatures drastically. Most of the northwest was twelve degrees below normal compared to the southwest which was seven degrees below normal. Wet weather prevented pecans from being harvested, due to wet and muddy fields that did not allow machinery into orchards. Due to the cold, all summer crops ended. Cotton harvest completed during December. Cattle and livestock conditions remained fair due to declining supplemental feeding and haying. Remaining livestock is being fed with other means than pasture grass across the state. Livestock is still being sold in mass quantities to maintain lower feed costs. Drought conditions are starting to improve in most areas of the state.
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