So far the NMSU Coop station has recorded 0.82 inches in July and hasn't seen any measurable rain since last Thursday. Over the last 24-hours we have seen patchy light rain over the state.

 

The NWS Albuquerque office released their Drought Statement today. The statement started off with

" ...EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL PLAINS

   AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO...MAINLY MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT
   ELSEWHERE...."

For the calendar year up to the end of last month most areas were below normal except for a few location in northeast NM. The map below from their office compares this year with the same time last year. Compared to last year (Jan to June) we're doing better but still behind.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Landsat satellite program. Below is a Landsat 7 image from 7/13 of the Paso del Norte retrieved from the Global Visualization Viewer website.