A breakdown of New Mexico’s early start to monsoon season

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – June began out dry with record-breaking warmth and big fires burning throughout New Mexico, nevertheless it ended with one of many earliest begins to monsoon season that we’ve seen.  

There have been all types of climate throughout the Land of Enchantment final month, from robust winds with one of many strongest gusts measured at 73 mph in Socorro County southeast of Bosque Del Apache on June 2.

In New Mexico it’s pretty widespread to see penny sized hail, however in San Miguel County earlier in June, there was baseball measurement hail that broken properties and automobiles.

On that very same day in Mora County, there was a quick, weak landspout twister.  Thankfully, no harm was reported.

There’s additionally the massive fires burning throughout New Mexico. The 2 largest in state historical past; the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fireplace up north and the Black Fireplace within the Gila.

June was additionally extremely popular and really dry. 

Tucumcari hit an all-time report excessive temperature of 112 levels on June 11.

Roswell hit 111 levels on that very same day.

Almost half of New Mexico was in distinctive drought, the worst class, throughout the first week of June.

Now fast-forward to the final couple of weeks the place issues actually began to alter.

Over the past week of June, distinctive drought coated lower than 12% of the state.

This was one of many earliest begin to monsoon season, with storms dumping about half of the state’s annual rainfall in simply 10 days throughout a broad brush of New Mexico.