THE STEADY RAINFALL, AND LIGHTNING AND THUNDER EXPERIENCED IN ALBUQUERQUE OVERNIGHT MONDAY IS SURE PROOF THAT THE MONSOONS ARE HERE. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN A TRADITIONAL MONSOON SEASON SO FAR IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST JENNIFER PALUCKI SAYS, TRADITIONALLY, MONSOON MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH, OUT OF MEXICO. BUT SO FAR, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED.
STILL, RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE. IN FACT, PALUCKI SAYS ALBUQUERQUE'S RAINFALL TOTAL IS ALMOST TWICE THE NORMAL AMOUNT. SHE SAYS THE NORMAL VALUE MONTH-TO-DATE IS POINT-54 INCHES. SHE SAYS WE'VE ALREADY HAD POINT-98 INCHES AT THE SUNPORT … WHICH IS PRETTY.
