THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT SINCE LAST FALL. THAT’S HOW THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS DESCRIBING THE MOISTURE ALBUQUERQUE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE LATEST SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE STATE. BUT METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS, WHEN YOU CONSIDER HOW DRY IT’S BEEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, THIS RAIN IS JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET.
HE SAYS WE’RE SO FAR BEHIND FOR THE WATER YEAR THAT WE NEED MANY MORE EVENTS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
AS OF NOON THURSDAY, ALBUQUERQUE’S OFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTAL WAS 44-HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH…BUT SOME AREAS IN THE FOOTHILLS GOT CLOSE TO AN INCH.
