"We are not that bad, but we are seeing a rapid intensification of dry conditions," Mangham said. On June 14, 2022, 100% of the state was in some degree of drought and 52% was in exceptional drought, the most serious category. "Outlooks by the Climate Prediction Center are for below normal precipitation in August and September and for it to be hotter than average in August and September."Īs dire as that might sound, the situation is not as grim as it was last summer. "We are not looking at strong signals for good precipitation," he said. Mangham said it is still possible that some parts of New Mexico might wring some moisture out of the monsoon season this year, but he concedes that indications are not good. That's probably not out of reach this year either. "The entire desert Southwest is under extreme heat conditions - and other parts of the country as well."īy the way, Albuquerque's highest recorded temperature is 107 degrees on June 26, 1994. "We are seeing some really strong temperatures in Arizona," Mangham said. Of course, Albuquerque is not the only place that's getting blistered. "I think (2023) has a strong chance of hitting second place." "The second highest is 18 days in 1979," Mangham said. That record was set in 1980, the year Albuquerque got up to 100 degrees or more a record 28 times.įriday's 100-degree day also moves 2023 into a tie with 1981 for the third-most 100-degree-or-better days in Albuquerque in a single year. All those 100-degree days were recorded in July, the hottest being 104 degrees on July 17.įifteen ties the record for the number of 100 degree-or-more days in Albuquerque during July. on Friday, it marked the 15th day this year that the temperature has reached or exceeded 100 degrees in Albuquerque. When the mercury muscled its way up to 100 at 3:28 p.m. And we are on track to be the hottest July ever." "Looking at data going back to the late 1800s, this is the driest July we have ever seen here. "We are about 2 1/4 inches below normal (for annual rainfall)," he said. In Albuquerque, the rainy season starts about June 15 and continues through the end of September.Īndrew Mangham, senior service hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, said there have been only trace amounts of rain in the Albuquerque area since June 15.
0 kommentar(er)
