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April 2013 Met Central - Drought Intensifies

April temperatures were on the giant roller coaster ride this year. On a weekly harmonic temperatures went from highs in the 80 degree range and within a day or so they had tumbled with lows in the 20 degree F range with a subsequent climb to above normal again. We should all know that it's not safe to plant tender plants during April but because of the warm days it just becomes too tempting to get that summer planting started.

March 2013 - Met Central - From Cooler February to Warmer March

March transitioned out of a cooler than normal February (and January) and gave us a warmer than normal March. That is not to say that there were not a couple of cold blips. The month started with a warm spell. A cold storm came in and knocked temperatures back down well below normal for a couple of days before temperatures ramped back up to near or well above normal with a new record high temperature set on the 15th.

Sevilleta LTER Art REU Program Featured in High Country News

The January 21, 2013 issue of High Country News featured an in-depth article on the Sevilleta LTER's REU program for young artists. Open the attachment below to read more.

February 2013 - Met Central - Second Month of Colder and Drier Than Normal

February weather ran backwards. A week-long warm spell started the month but that gave way to below normal temperatures through much of the remainder of the month. Cold air was carried by a series of storms that passed through NM with plenty of wind but little or no moisture - at least not for the Sevilleta area. For average daily temperatures, Feb came in as the 3rd coldest Feb. in the Sev - LTER history - the coldest being 2011 and the 2nd coldest 2004.

January 2013 - Met Central Summary - And The Drought Goes On

The new year seemed to toss us some curves right off the bat. After a record warm 2012, 2013 started off seemingly headed toward the opposite extreme. A couple of southern plunges of the jet stream allowed arctic air to stream into New Mexico for extended periods of time early in January. Night time low temperatures went to new record lows for several days and allowed little rebound for daytime highs.

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