THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF MONSOON SEASON IN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL…BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN AN END TO THE LONG TERM DROUGHT. THE LATEST U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR MAP SHOWS 40 PERCENT OF THE STATE IS STILL IN EXTREME DROUGHT AND 30 PERCENT IS IN SEVERE DROUGHT.
WEATHER OFFICIALS SAY THE MONSOON RAINS HAVE RAISED NEW MEXICO'S RESERVOIRS TO LEVELS WELL ABOVE WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME…BUT MOST ARE STILL BELOW NORMAL.
