California has zero areas of dryness for 1st time in 25 years: Drought Monitor https://abc7news.com/post/drought-m...ess-1st-time-25-years-winter-storms/18372638/
Most of the Western US has been wet, but not the right kind of wet. It's been too warm with too much rain and not enough snow. Still some time to make up the snow deficit, but as of now, it does not bode well for fires this year. https://nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov/...lativeDate=-1&lat=40.848&lon=-98.811&zoom=5.0
Globally, 2025 will end up as the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest. That makes the past three years the three warmest years on record. It's not going to get any cooler--the time to do some personal/family/intergenerational planning is now.
Looks like a rough weekend for freezing temps. Make sure to start winterizing early before things sell out around town.
Latest wildland fire potential maps came out today. February and March have more red on them than I have ever seen. It looks like a rough time for the old Confederacy and the southern Great Plains.
