AFTER A WETTER-THAN USUAL MONSOON SEASON LAST YEAR, NEW MEXICO'S DROUGHT IS WORSENING AGAIN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER TELLS 770 KKOB THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION STATEWIDE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. HE SAYS THE DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF IS INTENSIFYING THE SITUATION … AND IT'S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
WACHTER SAYS THE WATER CONTENT IN NEW MEXICO'S MOUNTAIN SNOW PACK CONTINUES TO DWINDLE DUE TO THE WARM, DRY CONDITIONS…AND THAT WILL LESSEN THE RUNOFF COME SPRING.
