I took photos of some drenching rains back in September and October; and we had several smallish snowfalls over the winter. This is just my first year in Clovis, but I am expecting that the summer months will be our wettest.
I just checked a weather website and I see that our yearly precipitation average is 18.5 inches, fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with the heaviest rainfall in June, July, and August.
What interests me is that Clovis doesn't seem to actively push for water conservation. New houses come with lush green landscaping, front and back, and with automatic sprinkler systems. After some research, I discovered that there are some rules about watering, but they were hard to track down and certainly not publicized or even enforced.
I've tried to educate myself on water issues and I've learned that the Ogallala Aquifer, which supplies the region's water, is being drawn down at a greater rate than the natural recharge, leading to its ongoing depletion as first noticed in the 1970s. 94% of the water taken from the aquifer goes to irrigation for agriculture, and that may be why so little attention is paid here to residential use.
~clairz