RECENT RAIN AND SNOW IS A WELCOME RELIEF IN WHAT HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY DRY WINTER IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THAT REALLY HASN'T CHANGED ANYTHING IN REGARD TO THE LONG-TERM DROUGHT WE'VE BEEN IN FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. THAT ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS PRETTY THE WHOLE STATE … 96 PERCENT … IN SOME FORM OF DROUGHT RIGHT NOW.
JONES SAYS ALBUQUERQUE'S WATER DEFICIT OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AMOUNTS TO ABOUT TEN INCHES…MEANING WE NEED A FULL YEAR'S WORTH OF RAIN AND SNOW TO CATCH UP.
