In Albuquerque, last year was the eighth wettest year since 1931 with 11.80 inches of precipitation, ending a five-year streak of below-normal precipitation for the state’s largest city.
But elsewhere, drought has been harder to erase, Liles said. Santa Fe’s precipitation was below average for the year and Jemez Springs fell further behind.
“In parts of the northern mountains, the drought worsened this year,” he said.
From report in the Albuquerque Tribune
One-fifth of Albuquerque’s precipitation came in a 24-hour period last April. The average annual precipitation in Albuquerque is 8.46.