[muawiyah]

just look up Drought Monitor and you can see how things have been over the last year, etc.

We are currently in one of the great north american droughts.

This is not a Dust Bowl stage drought though but it could be if we also had drought in the North East and South Forida as well as the Northern Great Plains, Southern Great Plains, Central Great Plains, Ohio Valley, SE, SW, California and PAC NW

That would be evidence of continuing patterns of dry winds sufficient to reduce ground water to ziperooni

I"d suggest everyone keep their eyes on thisnext year. Today we had snow of some kind show up in 34 different states ~ and that's from COLD DRY AIR ~ widespread ~ and yet little moisture moving in from the ocean. This is drought weather.

Watch those 10 day weather forecasts. Intellicast has them localized.

[mylife]

I am ready for the cycle to break here in Texas but don’t expect it anytime soon.
We had no hurricane season this year.

[henkster]

The long term weather cycle we are currently in most resembles the conditions of the mid-1930’s. This too shall pass, probably within the next year or two. If I recall, the 1940’s were marked by moderate summers and severe winters (just ask the Germans).

[txhurl]

I’m curious why NWS called for an El Nino this fall and winter... it did not manifest so they’ve corrected it to ENSO.