A dry year in the desert ?

[TrailScot]

I hesitate to post this, since I have zero expertise in the interpretation of the data, but looking at the Snow Water Equivalent graphs from NRCS for Southeastern Utah seems to indicate that this could turn out to be a drier than average year, although I guess the next couple of months could still change that.

The graph below shows the current year in black, plus the 2 recent wet years of 2019 and 2023, the dry years of 2021 and 2022, and the average years of 2020 and 2024

 

[balzaccom]

It has not rained in Anza Borrego since last March. It's dry

 

[Kmatjhwy]

Now am down here in the Sonoran Desert in SW Arizona. It has not rained here whatsoever since a few showers back in September. The locals say that the last summer's monsoon season was dry here. Everywhere here it is dry and dusty. The mountains in Arizona are wayyy below normal for the precipitation that they have received. Could be fires this summer. Plan to go north as soon as possible to avoid any fires or smoke once it starts to warm up.