2022-23 Water Year Precipitation vs. the Average

Here is a graphic showing the amount of precipitation that has fallen through the water year. The water year (Oct 1 – Sep 30) is used by hydrologists and meteorologists as it more accurately reflects the accumulation of precipitation for use during the growing season.

The current running total of precipitation here in Taos is shown by the green line below. The black line shows the average amount of precipitation based on 120 years of data. Inches of rain is the vertical axis, while the days and months of the year are on the horizontal axis.

For the 2022-23 water year, we have had above average precipitation for the entire water year (the green line) – by the second week of June we were up by over 3 inches. However, the dry spell since then almost got us caught up to the water year average (the black line), before we got some much needed rain in Aug and Sep.

We ended up with a water year total of 13.50 inches, which was 0.84 inches above average (the water year average being 12.66 inches).

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