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[Kachina624]

We haven't had a drop of rain in Albuquerque since May 21st.  It's been much longer in my neighborhood since we're further from the mountains, which attract moisture.

This is very serious because we normally get most of our yearly rainfall during monsoon. It'll probably start raining when we try to have a balloon fiesta in October.

[Mersha]

@Kachina624  Have you always lived in New Mexico or did you move there from somewhere else?

[patbz]

I live in NE AZ and so far we've had about 2"; last year we had 14",  so unless the rest of Monsoon season is very wet we are way below what we need.

[Kachina624]

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@Mersha wrote:

@Kachina624  Have you always lived in New Mexico or did you move there from somewhere else?

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I moved to NM about 24 years ago after managing to escape Texas, both Houston and West Texas for 33 years.  Before that we lived all over the South and Mid-West plus Pennsylvania. Born in Colorado.

[just bee]

Very disappointing.

I'm growing weary of the snake oil.  We were promised a real monsoon season in New Mexico because of El Niño and it hasn't materialized.

We get the wind, the thunder, the lightning, the ominous clouds, and then -- nothing.

The rain evaporates before it hits the ground.

We were told that August would be wet.  Now they're backpedaling, and August will be as dry as July.

September, now, will be when we get some rain.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[dancingwoman]

@Kachina624  No rain here either.  There is a small fire right now near Bayfield and one at the NM CO border on BLM land...it's been windy too..DW

[Desertdi]

Our local weatherman is just as bad as the guy who "predicts" the stock market....

[Kachina624]

In Albuquerque today, temperature was 102°, highest August temperature ever recorded.

[On It]

The Southwest coordination of forest fire readiness has moved New Mexico and Arizona into Level 4 preparedness for firefighting teams. Level 5 is the highest level. We are experiencing an added Wildfire season because of the lack of monsoon rains.

[just bee]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

In Albuquerque today, temperature was 102°, highest August temperature ever recorded.

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@Kachina624 

The original forecast was temperatures in the 80s and rain for August.

I couldn't wait.

And now it's just a replay of July.  Temps in the 90s all month and no moisture.

My plants are struggling.  I'm going to have to increase the watering.