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AccuWeather reports Clovis, New Mexico, received 28.48 inches of rain since late September—nearly nine times its 30-year average of 3.30 inches for that period and more than 8 inches above its normal full-year total. Parts of Southern California, Colorado and Texas also saw two to 10 times their usual rainfall. Rivers reached historic levels during the latest atmospheric river, and a drier stretch is expected into mid-November. The report tracks water flows, implications for Lake Powell and Lake Mead, and the region due for the next storms.

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00:00The U.S. Southwest has been soaked by weeks of record-level rain.
00:04Clovis, New Mexico, has received 28.48 inches since late September.
00:09Its 30-year average for the same period is just 3.30 inches.
00:12That is nearly nine times normal, and more than its usual rainfall for a whole year.
00:18Parts of Southern California, Colorado, and Western Texas also saw two to ten times their average rain.
00:24Slow-moving storms kept pulling in tropical moisture from as far away as Hawaii and Southern Mexico.
00:30The latest atmospheric river last weekend pushed rivers to historic levels.
00:35A drier pattern is now expected through at least mid-November.
00:38Runoff may raise water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which fell to historic lows this summer.
00:44Meteorologists say many more winter storms are needed to make a big difference.
00:48Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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