LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) _ Farmers and ranchers in Texas and Oklahoma are getting good news from a weather researcher who believes the region will see above normal rainfall in the next three months.
University of Colorado climate scientist Klaus Wolter told those attending a drought forum Thursday in Lubbock that his prediction comes from an experimental model that considers factors such as warmer Gulf of Mexico waters and soil moisture data collected nationwide.
Farmers throughout the Southwest have been struggling with a historic drought that has parched pastures and fields.
Wolter says he expects dry conditions in New Mexico to persist through July.
The National Weather Service’s forecast for May through July doesn’t include a solid prediction, with equal chances of above-normal, normal or below-normal rainfall.
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