THE BRUSH FIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S HIGH DESERT NEIGHBORHOOD TUESDAY IS A REMINDER THAT CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY DRY RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE METRO AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW IN THE EXTREME DROUGHT CATEGORY, THE SECOND WORST DESIGNATION.
ALBUQUERQUE’S PRECIPITATION TOTAL FOR 2018 IS MORE THAN AN INCH-AND-A-HALF BELOW NORMAL…AND THE WATER YEAR, GOING BACK TO THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, IS THE THIRD DRIEST ON RECORD.
