This winter was supposed to offer much needed relief to the state’s punishing drought. But so far, it has fallen short of hopes and expectations.
Beach goers crowd at Venice Beach, California on Aug. 16, 2015.
Ringo H.w. Chiu / AP
It's record hot in Southern California. Though it's only February, dry Santa Ana winds are blowing in Los Angeles, curling hair, and making nerves jump and skin itch.
It is not at all like winter, in other words, and even less like an El Niño winter — which for months was billed as a coming deluge and answer to years of drought. A quick survey shows how dry conditions still are: Reservoirs in California are low; Snowpack levels are above average, but far below the 150% of normal that experts said was needed; And the entire state of California is still suffering from abnormal, and in some cases extreme, dryness.
Jan. 26, 2016
Drought Monitor
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