The Sky This Week, 2011 December 6 – 13 — Naval Oceanography Portal
Full Moon occurs on the 10th at 9:36 am Eastern Standard Time. December’s Full Moon is variously known as the Cold Moon, Frost Moon, Long Night Moon, or Moon Before Yule. Residents of eastern Asia, Australia, and the western Pacific Ocean will see a total eclipse of the Moon at this time. Residents of Alaska and Hawaii will see the eclipse in its entirety, while folks in the western U.S. will see varying stages of it before local moonset, with Washington state getting the best view from the "lower 48".
The Sky This Week, 2011 December 6 – 13 — Naval Oceanography Portal
Well if Alaska and Hawaii get the best views other than Washington State it would seem with the clear sky and super high altitude over most of New Mexico that our view of the Lunar Eclipse would be awesome here as well. I’m betting that it has more to do with latitude and longitude than atmosphere as far as quality of view is concerned.