Taking a Break from Drought It was a tough, exceeding dry 2018 winter, spring and early summer growing season, until the monsoon rains materialized in July and August. The huge downpour in early July caused flooding, but did a lot of good where it was able to soak into the soil in non-eroding areas. And the rains continued into late August. Overall, it appears that much of Santa Fe county got some good rains and the fire season was not catastrophic like in other parts of the