Frank Haley of KDAZ AM730 reports: Unofficial thermometers in ALBUQUERQUE logged 107 degrees yesterday afternoon, while the official city temperature hit a measly 101.
The official temperature wasn’t enough to break the date’s record of 104, but it was the second day in a row with heat in the 100s.
The lowest of the high city temperatures registered at 97 degrees near Sandia Resort and Casino. The 107 was taken at an unofficial thermometer on Unser close to Rio Rancho.
The two days of highs in the 100s and the previous days of temperatures topping out in the high 90s is in line with expectations.
“This is kind of the time of year, late June and July, that’s our hottest stretch there before the thunderstorms associated with the monsoons,” .
The days of high heat are setting up conditions for monsoon rains.
Temperatures won’t likely hit 100 again for a while as moisture – but not full monsoon rains – heads into the state later this week.
Today holds the chance of some rain in the city, but most likely moisture will hang over the mountains.
The city should see more cloud cover during the afternoon today, with increased chances of moisture throughout the week.
SILVER CITY, N.M. —Several fires are burning in the Gila National Forest, all of which were started by lightning strike this week. Three of the five are burning less than 400 acres, The largest, the Pinon Fire, is burning 3,100 acres and is in Cox Canyon, east of Forest Road 94. It is moving in a northeasterly direction at a low to moderate pace.
The second-largest, the Moore Fire, is burning 1,700 acres on the Tom Moore Mesa in the Gila Wilderness. Officials say they will use these fires to lower the risk of future severe wildfires across the forest.
