The rain started falling Tuesday morning.
And it kept falling.
And it didn't stop until yesterday.
The National Weather Service reported a full inch of rain at the Albuquerque Sunport as of 5:30 yesterday morning - equal to the 30-year average for the entire month of October.
The inch precipitation was the most in a day since March 15, 1998, when 1.45 inches fell, according to the weather service. This month's total has now reached 1.08 inches, and the first seven days of October were the second wettest on record.
Feeding the soggy weather are two storms that originated in the Pacific Ocean, the service reported. Tropical storms Nora and Olaf, which are tracking northward, are the suspected culprits for Albuquerque's near-record rainfall.
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Rain wasn't the only feature of dark clouds hanging over the Duke City - electricity was also on full display. At least three locations around the state experienced power outages Tuesday, PNM spokeswoman Amy Miller said.
"They were pretty minor outages, and they were all caused by lightning," Miller said.
Twenty customers were without electricity in both the Sandia Heights and the East Mountains from about 4:30 p.m. to 6:48 p.m., Miller said.
Near Ruidoso, she said, 43 customers' homes went black for 20 minutes early Tuesday afternoon.
Temperatures in the mid-50s and a steady drizzle Tuesday gave way to blue skies and a balmy 71 degrees in a mere two-hour span by early afternoon yesterday.
The weather service is calling for clouds to start rolling into the Rio Grande Valley again late this afternoon or this evening, bringing the chance of thunderstorms over the weekend.
Winds are also expected to pick up Saturday night.
A low-pressure system stalled over Baja California is expected to be the source of widespread October rainfall in New Mexico, according to the weather service.
