T-Storms Dump Heavy Rain Overnight.

Selected Local Rainfall Totals As Of 8:00 AM MDT

Chaves County

0.3 SSW Downtown Roswell .81"

10.0 W Downtown Roswell .59"

3.5 WNW Downtown Roswell .45"

8-Mile Draw Raws .43"

7.6 NNW Downtown Roswell .42"

Roswell Airport .39"

Eddy/Lea/Otero/Culberson Counties

Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns 2.61"

Carlsbad Caverns Climate 2.55"

0.6 S Pinon 1.55"

Dog Canyon Cliamate 1.53"

33.3 WSW Carlsbad - Queen 1.50"

Dog Canyon Raws (Otero Co) 1.41"

0.9 NE Lakewood 1.10"

Bowl Raws - 1/2 N Guadalupe Pk 1.07"

Queen Raws 1.05"

3.1 SSE Carlsbad .93"

2.0 N Downtown Carlsbad .90"

2.2 N Downtown Carlsbad .89"

Dunken Raws - 45 W Artesia .88"

Hope Climate .86"

IBGP - 20 WNW Carlsbad .86"

McKittrick Canyon Raws .84"

Downtown Carlsbad - OEM BLdg .81"

3.4 N Downtown Carlsbad .78"

Pinery Raws - Pine Springs .77"

Guadalupe Pass .76"

South Artesia .75"

4.8 SSE Artesia - Atoka .74"

2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad .71"

Paduca Raws .62"

16 ESE Cloudcroft - Mayhill .57"

Dark Canyon Draw Raws .50"

Artesia Airport .46"

Rainfall Totals Are Courtesy Of-

CoCoRaHS

NWS Midland

MesoWest Weather

Weather Underground

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

Coolest Morning Of The Season.

Low Temps This Morning.

Chaves Co

Elk Climate 39

Dunken Raws 45 Miles West of Artesia 47

8-Mile Draw Raws NE of Roswell 49

Roswell Climate 51

Eddy Co

Artesia Climate 48

Hope Climate 51

Carlsbad Airport 51

2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad 53

Carlsbad Climate 54

Queen Raws 54

Caprock Raws 56

Carlsbad Caverns Climate 58

Lea Co

Tatum Climate 43

Hobbs Airport 50

NW Hobbs-KM5BS 51

Paduca Raws 55

Lincoln Co

Fort Stanton Raws 33

Midtown - Ruidoso 39

Smokey Bear Raws Near Ruidoso 41

Ruidoso Climate 42

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport 48

Nogal 49

Otero Co

Cloudcroft Climate 34

Dry Canyon - Near Cloudcroft 34

Cloudcroft Fire Station 36

Mayhill Raws 41

DRO - Near Weed 42

Mescal Raws - Near Mescalero 43

Cosmic Raws - Sunspot 45

Temperature Data Courtesy Of-

NWS Midland

NWS Albuquerque

MesoWest Weather

Weather Underground

NM NWS Rosa Reports

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

A Taste Of Fall Weather But Not For Long.

Raindrops in Carlsbad, NM Yesterday.

Pleasant Weather Today & Tomorrow.

I enjoyed yesterdays overcast skies, thunderstorms, and much cooler temps. That literally was a welcome breath of fresh air, courtesy of the cold front. Mild weather will occur today and Thursday. Our afternoon highs will be in the mid 80's, with our overnight lows once again in the 50's tomorrow morning. We will return to the low-mid 90's by Friday and into the weekend. The models are still not real clear on whether or not we will see any of Hurricane Frank's remnant moisture, pulled northward from the Baja, California area early next week. More on that in a day or so.

Selected Overnight Low Temps

Sierra Blanca Snotel (10, 280') West of Ruidoso 36

Dry Canyon Near Cloudcroft 39

Cloudcroft Fire Station 41

Eagle Creek Near Ruidoso 42

Midtown Ruidoso 44

Sunspot South of Cloudcroft 44

Smokey Bear Raws Near Ruidoso 45

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport 46

Mayhill Raws 46

DRO at Weed 46

Tatum 50

8-Mile Draw Raws 52

Roswell Climate 52

Dunken Raws West of Artesia 52

Queen Raws 52

Roswell Airport 55

Artesia Airport 55

Lovington 56

2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad 59

Carlsbad Airport 60

NW Hobbs 60

Low Temperature Data Courtesy Of-

NWS Midland

NM Rosa Reports

NWS Albuquerque

MesoWest Weather

Weather Underground

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

Cold Front Brings Much Cooler Wx To SE NM!

T-Storms West Of Carlsbad, NM Yesterday Afternoon.

Relief Courtesy Of An Unseasonably Strong Cold Front.

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A strong cold front arrived in SE NM early this morning, about 12 hours ahead of schedule. What a welcome relief. It has brought overcast skies; cooler temps (60's & 70's) as of noon, with scattered rain showers, and a few thunderstorms dotting the landscape. A few strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible over the area this afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rain, strong wind gusts, and frequent deadly cloud to ground lightning will be the main threats.

Our afternoon high temps should only be around 80 today, and the low-mid 80's tomorrow. Our overnight lows will be in the 50's- to near 60 the next couple of nights. Meteorological fall starts September 1st, and I can't wait. I have had enough of the heat and bugs.

Tropical Storm Frank continues to slowly crawl off to the WNW at around 5 mph. He is located about 145 miles SW of Acapulco, Mexico. We will have to continue to watch, and see if Franks remnant moisture gets pulled northward, and into the Desert Southwest early next week.

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

Continued Hot - Near 100 Through The Weekend

T-Storm Rumbles Just E-SE Of Carlsbad, NM At 6:09 PM.

Downtown Carlsbad High Today 105

My High Temp Today 104

Carlsbad Airport 103

NW Hobbs 101

Roswell Airport 100

Artesia Airport 99

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

Thunderstorms Fire Along A Cold Front In E/SE NM.

Roswell, NM This Morning.

Photos Courtesy of Chaves Co Skywarn Spotter Jim Tucker.

A large cluster of thunderstorms covers much of Eastern New Mexico early Monday morning. These thunderstorms formed along and behind a slow moving cold front. The highest/coldest tops can be seen in the Infrared Satellite photo...the red colors.

Early Rainfall Totals As Of 7 AM MDT-

Roswell Climate Coop Station 2.37"

0.3 SSW Roswell 2.32"

7.6 NW Roswell 2.17"

10.0 W Roswell 2.11"

4.1 NNE Roswell 2.05"

3.2 W Portales 2.02"

Melrose Bombing Range-West of Clovis 2.00"

Portales CW8099 1.77"

8-Mile Draw Raws-18 Miles NE of Roswell 1.64"

Cannon AFB-Clovis 1.30"

Roswell Airport .22"

Additional Rainfall Reports From Roswell, NM

Courtesy of Don Niccum Operations Manager - KCKN News

Near East Grand Plains .90"

Also Near East Grand Plains 1.20"

West Roswell 1.70"

2600 Block of South Sunset 3.00"

Blue Mountain Rd Off North Main Near Sams Club 3.00"

Isler Rd Northeast of Roswell 3.10"

West Church St Near Roswell High School 3.50"

Near The North Chaves Co & Lincoln Co Line 4.50"

Berrendo Rd & North Main St 5.00"

Numerous roads closed and impassable in Roswell, NM at 5:30 AM MDT this morning, due to the heavy overnight rainfall and flash flooding.

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HOT - TODAY INTO NEXT MONDAY!

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T-Storms Have Been The Theme Of The Summer In SE NM.

This One Produced Locally Heavy Rain Over Lakewood Just Before Sunset.

It will be hot again today, and hotter still for the next several days, with our afternoon highs ranging from near 100 - 105. This is courtesy of an upper level ridge of high pressure the will be centered over the region into the first of next week. A cold front will try to sneak into the area by around Sunday or Monday...and may boost our chances for T-Storms.

On August 12, 1977 Artesia Recorded 2.30" of Rain.

On August 12, 1989 Ruidoso Recorded 2.12" of Rain.

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Heavy Rains Aug 7th - 14th, 1984

Flash Flooding On Four Mile Arroyo 2 Miles North Of Lakewood, NM

On August 11, 1984. The Water Was About 10' Deep Over The Road.

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Selected SE NM Rainfall Totals

(Aug 7th - 14th, 1984)

Artesia Climate 6 S

8/7/1984 .07"

8/8/1984 .59"

8/9/1984 .64"

8/10/1984 1.25"

8/11/1984 1.46"

8/12/1984 .09"

8/14/1984 .41"

Total 4.51"

0.9 NE Lakewood

8/7/1984 .77"

8/8/1984 .70"

8/9/1984 .83"

8/10/1984 1.63"

8/11/1984 .06"

8/12/1984 Trace

8/13/1984 .13"

Total 4.12"

Carlsbad Climate

8/9/1984 .82"

8/10/1984 1.90"

8/11/1984 2.35"

8/12/1984 2.35"

Total 7.42"

Carlsbad Airport

8/8/1984 .95"

8/9/1984 1.12"

8/10/1984 3.21"

8/11/1984 .51"

8/14/1984 .29"

Total 6.08"

Sometimes when it rains in SE NM...it pours, as noted above during the week of August 7th - 14th, 1984. Elk, which is located between Dunken and Mayhill, recorded 3.21" of rain on August 10th, 1984. Other totals include Carlsbad Caverns Climate Coop Station 2.00" on August 10th, 1984, and 2.22" on August 11th, 1984. The Jal Climate Coop Station 1.86" on August 9th, 1984, and 2.00" on August 10th, 1984. The Hobbs Climate Coop Station recorded 2.66" on August 9th, 1984, and 4.44" on August 10th, 1984.

I have a complete copy of the climate records for Artesia and Carlsbad, courtesy of the National Climate Data Center. I was living at Lakewood on the family farm in 1984, so I kept those rainfall records. The other listed rainfall totals are courtesy of the Western Regional Climate Data Center.

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More Rumbles Of Thunder & Hot.

Still Shots Of The Lightning Video I Shot On 7-28-2010.

See The Videos Below - Click On The Images To Enlarge Them.

Thunderstorms returned to SE NM yesterday afternoon and evening. Today's weather, as well as Tuesday's, should see a repeat of Sunday's weather. Scattered T-Storms should pop up by around noontime, and continue until around midnight. It will continue to be hot all week, with afternoon highs hovering around 100 today and tomorrow, with 100-105 for the rest of the week.

A Few Of The Heavier 24 Hour Rainfall Totals-

Queen Raws .41"

0.6 S Pinon .38"

2.0 N Downtown Carlsbad .35"

Bat Draw Raws-3 Miles E of Queen .25"

Caprock Raws .21"

McKittrick Canyon Raws .20"

Paduca Raws .16"

Dog Canyon Raws .15"

Downtown Carlsbad .10"

August 9, 1916 In Roswell, NM

The Roswell Climate Coop Station recorded 4.57" of rain.

August 9, 1984 In Hobbs, NM

The Hobbs Climate Coop Station recorded 4.45" of rain.

August 9, 1987 In Carlsbad, NM

The Carlsbad Airport recorded 2.33" of rain.

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Greatest 24 Hr Rainfall Total In Carlsbad 8-8-16

Outflow Winds From This T-Storm, Kicked Up Blowing Dust

Just East Of Carlsbad, NM. Scud Clouds Just Above The Blowing Dust,

May Have Fooled Some Into Believing That This Was A Tornado.

It Was Not. The Scud Cloud Wasn't Attached To The Base Of The T-Storm.

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T-Storms Return - Continued Hot.

A weak upper level short wave in the mid levels of the atmosphere, will approach SE NM from the west today and tomorrow. This will enhance our chances for T-Storms, especially tomorrow. A few of these storms will be capable of dumping heavy rain.

The long-range computer forecast models agree, that the upper level ridge of high pressure will continue to hold tight over the area, through the next week to ten days. So more hot weather to come. In fact, by next Wednesday, we could be looking at high temps of around 103-105 across the SE NM Plains.

August 8, 1916 In Carlsbad, NM

The Carlsbad Climate Coop Station measured 5.12" of rain on this date. This is the greatest 24 hour rainfall total on record, as well as the greatest 24 hour total for the month of August.

August 8, 1996 In Carlsbad, NM

On this day in 1996, two Carlsbad city employees reported a brief touchdown by a 40 yard wide tornado 8-10 miles northeast of the Municipal Golf Course. In 2005, thunderstorm winds broke guide wires and blew over an oil rig three miles west of Eunice. A total of $150,000 in damage occurred.

August 8, 1984 In Roswell, NM

The Roswell Airport measured 2.45" of rain on this date.

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Dog Days Of Summer

Roadrunners are a common sight in southeastern New Mexico, therefore seeing one is nothing unusual. My wife and I were out driving around near Lakewood, when these two young birds (male and female) ran across the road in front of us. They darted across the road and into this mesquite bush. This is the first time in my life that I have ever gotten this close to a young roadrunner before. I could have literary reached out and touched them. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Dog Days Of Summer Roll On.

A persistent upper level ridge of high pressure continues to dominate our local weather, keeping any thunderstorm activity confined mainly to the mountains. This will change by Monday, as an unusually strong upper level trough of low pressure digs southward along the West Coast. The flow aloft will turn southwesterly, as mid level monsoonal moisture gets pulled back over southeastern New Mexico. Thunderstorms should once again pop up across the plains of southeastern New Mexico tomorrow, and more so Monday and Tuesday.

Weather History On This Date Aug 7, 1984-

1984 - El Paso, TX, normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown El Paso under five feet of water. (The Weather Channel).

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More T-Storms Will Add To An Already Wet Year!

Selected Rainfall Totals Across SE NM

(Jul) - (Aug 1st - 5th) - (Jan - Aug 5th)

Chaves County, NM

Roswell Airport

July 2.89" Aug .05" Jan-Aug 10.38"

3.5 WNW Downtown Roswell

July 5.33" Aug .79" Jan-Aug 9.99"

0.3 SSW Downtown Roswell

July 2.72" Aug M Jan-Aug 9.52"

Elk Climate

July 3.30" Aug .15" Jan-Aug 9.41"

Dunken Raws

July 5.59" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 8.78"

4.1 NNE Downtown Roswell

July 2.35" Aug M Jan-Aug 8.12"

8-Mile Draw Raws

July 2.79" Aug .11" Jan-Aug 7.04"

7.6 NNW Downtown Roswell

July 3.03" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 6.98"

Eddy County, NM

33.3 WSW Carlsbad-Queen

July 10.36" Aug .25" Jan-Aug 23.36"

Queen Raws-3 Miles E of Queen

July 10.84" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 16.92"

0.9 NE Lakewood

July 8.01" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 15.13"

3.1 SSE Downtown Carlsbad

July 7.27" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 13.79"

Carlsbad Climate

July 7.36" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 12.80"

2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad

July 6.15" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.93"

Downtown Carlsbad-OEM Bldg

July 6.83" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.77"

15.5 S Artesia

July 6.62" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.77"

2.0 N Downtown Carlsbad

July 6.84" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.53"

Carlsbad Airport

July 5.54" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.43"

15.5 NW Carlsbad

July 5.13" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 10.86"

19.8 WNW Carlsbad-IBGP

July 3.29" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 10.73"

2.2 N Downtown Carlsbad

July 6.23" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 10.53"

0.9 NNW Downtown Carlsbad

July 6.00" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.89"

3.4 N Downtown Carlsbad

July 5.62" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.80"

Bat Draw Raws-Carlsbad Caverns

July 6.94" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.48"

17.1 NW Carlsbad

July 3.46" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.47"

Artesia Climate

July 3.64" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.42"

4.8 SSE Artesia-Atoka

July 4.22" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.39"

Lea County, NM

Paduca Raws-Near The WIPP Site

July 9.22" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 16.54"

0.4 NNE Downtown Hobbs

July 6.62" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 13.86"

8.0 SSE Downtown Hobbs

July 7.53" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 13.82"

26.6 WNW Jal

July 6.22" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 12.48"

8.3 SSE Downtown Hobbs

July 7.15" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.83"

0.9 NNW Downtown Lovington

July 4.56" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 11.17"

Tatum Climate

July 2.76" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.81"

2.1 SE Downtown Hobbs

July 6.02" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.59"

Hobbs Climate

July 1.29" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 9.51"

Lincoln County, NM

4.4 NNW Downtown Ruidoso

July 7.69" Aug .76" Jan-Aug 19.76"

3.9 NNW Downtown Ruidoso

July 5.61" Aug .74" Jan-Aug 16.55"

12.5 NNW Capitan

July 2.97" Aug M Jan-Aug 13.00"

Ruidoso Climate

July 4.89" Aug .05" Jan-Aug 12.73"

Capitan Climate

July 2.95" Aug .32" Jan-Aug 8.59"

Otero County, NM

4.9 NE Cloudcroft

July 12.73" Aug M Jan-Aug 27.70"

Cloudcroft Climate

July 12.21" Aug 1.03" Jan-Aug 27.31"

0.4 SSE Cloudcroft

July 11.46" Aug 1.59" Jan-Aug 26.38"

0.5 NNW Cloudcroft

July 10.53" Aug .22" Jan-Aug 24.91"

1.8 SW Cloudcroft

July 9.61" Aug .34" Jan-Aug 24.66"

4.0 E Cloudcroft

July 10.72" Aug .90" Jan-Aug 23.75"

2.3 S Cloudcroft

July 10.06" Aug .85" Jan-Aug 23.67"

16 ESE Cloudcroft

July 8.38" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 19.64"

Culberson County, TX

Bowl Raws-1/2 Mile N Guadalupe Pk

July 10.44" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 18.18"

McKittrick Canyon Raws

July 7.53" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 17.33"

Dog Canyon Raws

July 5.73" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 15.84"

Pinery Raws-Pine Springs

July 6.36" Aug .00" Jan-Aug 15.48"

Rainfall Totals Are Courtesy Of-

CoCoRaHS

MesoWest Weather

NWS EL Paso Climate Page

NWS Mildnad Climate Page

NWS Albuquerque Climate Page

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