It rained on the desert (again) yesterday

There was no measurable rain yesterday officially in Albuquerque; just a trace was recorded at the airport.

Less than 10 miles away at San Mateo and Candelaria where I was having dinner, however, it rained as hard as I have ever seen. The streets were running curb high. Driving home I was splashed by a truck and there was enough standing water that the wave went completely over my car.

But it didn’t rain at the airport (where there had been measurable rainfall 16 of the last 25 days).

Update: The storm Friday evening dropped from one inch near Casa NewMexiKen to more than two near where I was having dinner according to news reports.