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(top) The North American Drought Monitor map across Mexico for June 30, 2011, and May 31, 2024, showing the locations and severity of drought. In both years much of Mexico was at least "abnormally dry" (yellow), however a large area was in "extreme" (bright red) or "exceptional" (dark red) drought. (bottom) A graph that shows the timeline of drought across Mexico using the percent area under a specified drought category, ranging from no drought to exceptional drought. NOAA Climate.gov image, using data from the North American Drought Monitor and Mexico’s National Meteorological Service.