DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE RETURNED TO NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS A PORTION OF FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO, WHICH MISSED OUT ON MUCH OF THE WINTER SNOW, IS NOW UNDER MODERATE DROUGHT.
BUT WHILE THE STATE HAS BEEN DRY FOR MONTHS, CHURCH SAYS THE LONG TERM FORECAST POINTS TO WETTER CONDITIONS IN APRIL AND MAY.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST FOUR MONTHS THAT ANY PORTION OF NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
