NEW MEXICO GOT A DRENCHING OVER THE WEEKEND … AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SENIOR METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS ALL THAT RAIN WAS UNUSUAL, ESPECIALLY FOR APRIL. THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA ALONE GOT THREE DAYS OF RAIN.
WHILE THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO GOT BETWEEN FROM A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH TOTAL, ANDERSON SAYS THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS GOT MOST OF THE RAIN AND THERE WAS SNOWFALL ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. HE SAYS IT’LL ALL HELP “GREEN-UP” ACROSS THE STATE … RECHARGE OUR AQUIFERS … AND SHORTEN THE FIRE SEASON.
ANDERSON SAYS EXPECT A WARM-UP THIS WEEK … BUT WE COULD GET MORE RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.
