IS IT FINALLY HERE? HAS MONSOON SEASON ARRIVED IN NEW MEXICO? YES, IT'S UNDERWAY ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES. HE TELLS 770 KKOB MOISTURE AND DEW POINT LEVELS HAVE GONE UP THE PAST FEW DAYS…AND SOME PARTS OF THE STATE HAVE SEEN IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS.
IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE, THE MONSOON SEASON IS PREDICTED TO BE ABOUT NORMAL. JONES SAYS, IN THIS PART OF THE STATE, WE USUALLY GET 40-PERCENT OF OUR YEARLY PRECIPITATION DURING THE MONSOONS.