THE MONSOON RAINS HAVE BEEN NICE…BUT WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO TO BREAK OUT OF THE ONGOING DROUGHT. THAT ACCORDING TO METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IT'LL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS OF ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION TO PULL NEW MEXICO OUT OF THE DROUGHT.
WHILE NEW MEXICO'S DROUGHT IS STILL THE WORST IN THE NATION, FEDERAL FORECASTERS SAY LESS THAN 40-PERCENT OF THE STATE IS NOW SUFFERING FROM EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT…THE WORST CATEGORY. IT'S THE FIRST TIME NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN BELOW THAT FIGURE IN MORE THAN TWO MONTHS.
