SLOWLY BUT SURELY, NEW MEXICO’S DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE STARTING TO WANE. THAT’S, OF COURSE, DUE TO ALL THE RAINFALL WE’VE GOTTEN SINCE THE SPRING ON INTO THE MONSOON SEASON. BUT METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE TELLS US WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO. HE SAYS IT’LL TAKE TIME TO REFILL THE RESERVOIRS AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF DROUGHT.
SO MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS MONTH ALONE THAT SOME ARE CALLING THIS YEAR’S MONSOONS A MONSTER MONSOON.