New Mexico Weather Records

If you are wondering what rain might show up during July and August, here are a few numbers from the past.
My Dad had two hobbies, one playing golf and the other watching the weather. one year He was given a rain gauge, log book, in-door/out-door thermometer and in-door/outdoor barometer. He recorded each month the rain or snow fall (melted down into water). The amounts were recorded in 1/100 inches as rain fall.
Below are listed the amounts from Gallup, NM.
I'm listing some twenty (20) various years, thus 1962 shows a very dry year compared to 1992 which was a wet one. June on average was a dry month, while August was the better one.
Year: May: June: July: August:
1959 .00 .51 .82 2.62
1960 .60 .45 .26 1.10
1961 .12 .00 1.47 3.29
1962 .11 .48 .36 .68
1963 .01 .00 1.37 5.14
1964 1.12 .00 4.35 2.22
1965 .84 1.72 4.54 1.04
1966 .15 .35 1.62 2.72
1967 .30 1.20 2.31 3.00
1968 .35 .23 3.07 3.49
1969 .71 .34 2.36 2.09
1970 .25 .29 1.66 2.33
1971 .09 .00 1.29 2.46
1980 .32 .02 .75 .93
1992 3.05 .33 2.07 4.26
1993 .90 .00 .07 3.42
1994 1.09 .95 .03 1.51
1995 1.02 .08 .39 2.26
1996 .00 .40 1.36 .42
1997 1.45 1.38 1.36 3.72
The elevation at Gallup is 6,500 (+ or - a foot), located 30 miles on the West side of the Continental Divide. The rain amounts for May and June 2002 are .00" and .00" respectifully !!
Must carefully watch and see what happens in July and August. Forecast is for rain on July 4th.