Blistering August Afternoon.

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I shot this photo at 1:43 PM MDT today. Pyrocumulus cloud

going up on the Tom's Canyon Fire, which was located 

about 15 miles west of Carlsbad, NM. It is believed to have been

 started by lightning. 

New Fires In SE NM - Lightning Caused.

(Updated Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:45 AM MDT)
Click on these links below for more information.

Baton Rouge Complex Fires

Tom's Canyon Complex Fires
Dinner Complex Fires

High Temperatures Recorded Mon Aug 8, 2011-
(Update 10:35 AM Tue Aug 9, 2011)

8-Mile Draw Raws NE of Roswell 109

Roswell Airport ASOS 107
Artesia Climate 107

Alfadale - Atoka 106
Carlsbad Climate 107
Carlsbad Airport 106

2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad 106

Paduca Raws - Near WIPP 106

Holloman AFB - Alamogordo 105
Portales Climate 104

Cottonwood 104

Artesia Airport 104

Hobbs Climate 104

Caprock Raws 104NW Hobbs - KM5BS 103
Tatum Climate 103

Crossroads 103

Dell City, TX 103
Cannon AFB - Clovis 102

Hobbs Airport 102

East Hobbs 101
Clovis Climate 101

Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns 101

Woody Farms - 11 N Hobbs 100

Capitan Climate 96
Elk Climate 96
Queen Raws 95

Mayhill Raws 95

Dark Ridge Observatory - Weed 92
Ruidoso Climate 90

Smokey Bear Raws - Near Ruidoso 89

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport AWOS 88

Timberon 87

Dry Canyon - East of Cloudcroft 83
Cloudcroft Climate 81

Sacramento Peak - Sunspot 79

High Temps Are Courtesy Of-

Davis WeatherLink
El Paso NWS Climate Page
Midland NWS Climae Page
Albuquerque NWS Climate Page

New Mexico MesoWest Weather
New Mexico NWS Rosa Climate Reports

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!