Southwestern Mountains |
December-January-February Precipitation |
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The relationship between La Niña and below normal precipitation in New Mexico is strongest in the southwest corner of the state, so in the Southwestern Mountains climate division, the dry signal is stronger at Luna Ranger Station than at Grants where during strong La Niña events precipitation averages 51% of the long term average. |
A description of the graphs is located at the bottom of the page. |
Percent of Longterm Average for all La Niña Events = 78% , for strong La Niña Events = 65% |
Percent of Longterm Average for all La Niña Events = 71% , for strong La Niña Events = 51% |
Precipitation values for 3-month periods during 19 La Niña Events since 1949-50 are plotted with respect to the long term precipitation average, listed to the right of the graph. The precipitation totals for each 3-month period are plotted above or below each bar. Years for which the La Niña Event was considered to be strong are colored in purple. "M" represents a 3-month period with missing data. Finally, the percents of longterm normal for all La Niña events and for the strong La Niña events are listed below each graph. |