ALBUQUERQUE’S RAINFALL TOTAL SO FAR IN 2016 IS ALMOST THREE INCHES BELOW NORMAL…MAKING IT THE 4TH DRIEST YEAR IN THE CITY’S HISTORY TO THIS POINT. AND THERE’S BEEN ONLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN JULY. BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WE COULD SEE A CHANGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. METEOROLOGIST JENNIFER PALUCKI SAYS A MORE NORMAL MONSOON PATTERN COULD RETURN BY SUNDAY OR MONDAY.