Southwestern Mountains |
December-January-February Precipitation |
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The relationship between El Niño and above normal precipitation in New Mexico is strongest in the southern tier of the state. but in the Southwestern Mountains climate division, the wetter-than-average signal relatively strong, with increased winter precipitation of around 140%, with anomalies also stronger since the PDO regime shift. A description of the graphs is located at the bottom of the page. |
Percent of Longterm Average for all El Niño Events = 129% , for strong El Niño Events = 151% |
Percent of Longterm Average for all El Niño Events = 118% , for strong El Niño Events = 153% |
Precipitation values for 3-month periods during 18 El Niño 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 El Niño Event was considered to be strong are colored in dark green. "M" represents a 3-month period with missing data. Finally, the percents of long term normal for all El Niño events and for the strong El Niño events are listed below each graph. |