Sign of the Monsoon
The New Mexico summer monsoon is in full tilt now, though it has been a bit odd in that the valley has received twice as much rain as we up against the mountain have measured this month. The airport so far in July has measured 2 inches of rain; I'm not sure we've gotten that much. In Santa Fe the airport is located in the dry end of the valley and has but 1.2 inches of precipitation. In the city and the mountains behind, over 4 inches of rain have fallen, and this evening the radar indicates another cloudburst for that city with flood warnings posted. That's the way monsoons go down here. Next week, we at Casa Bonita could easily catch up with everyone else. I'd like to say I took this picture, but it was taken from the west side of Albuquerque while we were on the cruise and posted on the Weather Service site. Quite impressive, a rainbow that spans about 10 miles.