THE RAIN WAS NICE…BUT THE DROUGHT LINGERS ON IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS AREAS FROM I-40 NORTH ARE STILL IN EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT, WHICH IS AS BAD AS IT GETS. JONES SAY IT COVERS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, AND NORTH CENTRAL AS WELL AS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.
JONES TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’LL TAKE MANY MORE RAIN EVENTS LIKE MONDAY’S TO EVEN BEGIN TO CRAWL OUT OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS. MOST AREAS IN ALBUQUERQUE GOT BETWEEN A TENTH AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH.
