Calendar Year 2008 Precipitation
Precipitation during August was generally above normal from Socorro
and Torrance Counties into northeast New Mexico, while in the western
border counties of San Juan, McKinley, Cibola, and Catron precipitation
was less than normal.
Through August, statewide average precipitation was 105 percent of normal
(up slightly from 102 percent of normal at the end of July). The Southeastern
Plains climate division had received 90 percent of normal precipitation
through August with the Northeastern Plains reporting 91 percent of normal.
The Southern Desert climate division was the wettest for the year so
far at 146 percent of normal precipitation.
Stations reporting the most precipitation during August included Mosquero
1NE with 6.31 inches (209 percent of normal), Gascon with 6.18 inches
(137 percent of normal), Los Alamos 6.01 inches (168 percent of normal),
Ocate 1N with 5.65 inches (151 percent of normal), Cimarron 4SW with
5.46 inches (191 percent of normal), Grenville with 5.41 inches (188
percent of normal), and Clines Corners 7SE with 5.40 inches (172 percent
of normal).
Summer precipitation (June through August) was well above normal in
southwest and south central New Mexico, while the Four Corners region
of San Juan County reported below normal summer rainfall.
Some notable summer precipitation totals and rankings:
Tularosa 9.76 in New summer record (was 8.79 inches in 1988)
Winston 16.34 in New summer record (was 12.69 inches in 2006)
Deming 8.68 in Most since the summer of 1986 (10.42 inches)
T or C 8.89 in Second highest summer total on record
Cloudcroft 19.34 in Third highest summer total on record
Fort Bayard 12.47 in Third highest summer total on record
Ruidoso 15.95 in Fourth highest summer total on record
Water Year 2008 Precipitation
October 2007 through August 2008 precipitation was 101 percent
of normal for the statewide average (up from 98 percent of normal at
the end of July). However, a look at climate division precipitation shows
a range of 120 percent of normal precipitation in the Southern Desert
to 83 percent of normal in the Southeastern Plains and 85 percent of
normal in the Northeastern Plains.
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