NWS ABQ La Nina Spring Precipitation CD8

Southern Desert

March-April-May Precipitation

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Average precipitation in March-April-May is lowest is the southwest and south central portion of the state, and it is here where the deficits (in terms of percent of normal) are the lowest in the state. La Niña events, and especially strong events, can result in meager amounts of spring precipitation. In Las Cruces, for example, spring precipitation was less than one tenth of an inch during four La Niña events (two strong events).

A description of the graphs is located at the bottom of the page.

spring precip for lordsburg during la nina events

Percent of Longterm Average for all La Niña Events = 68% , for strong La Niña Events = 53%

spring precip for las cruces during la nina events

Percent of Longterm Average for all La Niña Events = 65% , for strong La Niña Events = 56%

Precipitation values for 3-month periods during 19 La Niña Events since 1949-1950 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.