Albuquerque Citynet Rainfall 2000...

Precipitation across the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area (click on the thumbnail above) was pretty close to normal in 2000.  In general, the lower elevations of the city received normal to slightly below normal precipitation, while higher elevations were generally a little above normal.  Most totals for the year were within an inch of the long-term approximated normals. With the exception of a wet March, the first half of the year was dry. Summer remained dry for the lower elevations of Albuquerque, but areas near Tramway and into the Foothills actually had summer precipitation which was close to normal.  For example, the June-August precipitation was only 54% of normal in the South Valley, and 61% of normal at the National Weather Service Office (Sunport Airport), but was 94% of normal at the Foothills station near Montgomery and Tramway.  Autumn was wet for the entire city, and the National Weather Service Forecast Office (Sunport Airport) measured the 9th wettest (tied with 1931) autumn since 1892.

Precipitation Note:  The precipitation records for Albuquerque have been compiled from several different locations, but all of them have been in the drier areas of the city.  Since "normal" precipitation exhibits quite a range across the metro area, we used data from long-time, reliable, cooperative observers to get an idea of the "normal" precipitation for different areas of the city.  The data from the cooperative observers was proportioned with the 107 year Albuquerque average of 8.51 inches.

If you would like to volunteer in the Citynet Rainfall Network, please contact Geoff Bogorad at 243-0702 M-F, 8-4 for more details. Or, try emailing Geoff at geoffrey.bogorad@noaa.gov.