NEW MEXICO MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT A FURTHER DENT IN THE LONG TERM DROUGHT THIS WINTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS A WELL KNOWN WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A RETURN LATER THIS YEAR. HE SAYS THEY EXPECT TO SHIFT TOWARD A WEAKER EL NINO, IF NOT A MODERATE EL NINO PATTERN, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS.
EL NINO USUALLY MEANS MORE PRECIPITATION ACROSS NEW MEXICO DURING THE WINTER…INCREASING THE ALL-IMPORTANT SNOW PACK. MEANWHILE, SHOEMAKE SAYS THIS HAS BEEN A BETTER-THAN-AVERAGE MONSOON SEASON FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO.
