SATURDAY’S STORMS RESULTED IN THE GREATEST ONE-DAY RAIN TOTALS IN ALMOST THREE YEARS FOR MUCH OF THE METRO AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE RAIN BROUGHT ALBUQUERQUE CLOSER TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF MOISTURE.
BUT JONES SAYS WE’RE STILL LAGGING. WE’RE STILL JUST OVER A HALF AN INCH WHERE ALBUQUERQUE JUST BE FORE THE YEAR-TO-DATE TOTAL. ALBUQUERQUE’S OFFICIAL RAINFALL SATURDAY…83-HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH… WAS THE GREATEST ONE DAY TOTAL IN ALMOST THREE YEARS.
AND CONDITIONS ARE TURNING HOT AND DRY AGAIN THIS WEEK IN ALBUQUERQUE…MEANING A RETURN TO HIGH FIRE DANGER. AND JONES SAYS THE FORECAST HAS CHANGED A BIT…MEANING IT MAY NOT BE AN EARLY START TO MONSOON SEASON AFTER ALL.
