NEW MEXICO’S ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MONSOON SEASON IS ON AGAIN. AFTER A VERY DRY JULY IN NEW MEXICO, FORECASTERS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAY OUR STATE IS NOW IN A MORE TYPICAL MONSOON PATTERN.
METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER TELLS 770 KKOB WHILE THE OFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTAL FOR ALBUQUERQUE IN AUGUST THROUGH MONDAY WAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER HALF-AN-INCH…OTHER PARTS OF THE METRO HAVE GOTTEN MUCH MORE. HE SAYS SOME AREAS GOT THREE TO FOUR INCHES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
WACHTER SAYS THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…AS NEW MEXICO GETS RAIN FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM JAVIER OFF THE BAJA PENINSULA.
