From the Albuquerque Tribune —
An intense storm that doused [Albuquerque] Friday evening is expected to linger through Tuesday. It has already set a few records:
Most rain in 24 hours: 2.29 inches, Friday night to Saturday night. Previous record: 2.26 inches in 1893.
Most rain in a calendar day: 1.92 inches Saturday. Tied Sept. 24, 1955.
This already ranks as the third-wettest April in city history with 2.47 inches of rain. The record is 4 inches in 1905.
The average annual rainfall through today is 1.62 inches; Albuquerque had already picked up 4.47 inches through this morning.
While the sorely needed rain thoroughly doused the area, weather officials said it barely made a dent in the city’s drought.