Snotel precipitation map evaluating how current snowpack in New Mexico river basins compare to the median snowpacks from 1991-2020. (Courtesy of the National Resources Conservation Service)
While historic snow fell across swamps and beaches in the Eastern United States in January, New Mexico’s snowpacks are looking high and dry at the beginning of February.
New Mexico had its hottest autumn ever, with October through December marking the warmest temperatures on average since 1895, said Tony Bergantino, the director at the Wyoming State Climate office , which collects water and temperature data for the Equality State…