So how many inches of rain did you get in 2015?

That’s an understatement- every time there’s heavy rain, there are all sorts of dire flooding pronouncements because the reservoirs and lakes are so full that all the rainfall is essentially excess to their “normal” levels, and they end up just releasing it downriver.

Texas is a big place though; in N. Texas and SE Texas, the drought is over, and there’s a surfeit of rain and water. In central Texas- the Austin area, they’re still pissing and moaning about droughts and what-not, but I’m convinced that most of that isn’t actual drought, but rather aggravation at the water conservation measures instituted as part of the drought, and then kept on afterward as environmental friendliness by the city government.

Yeah, I thought the first big El Nino storm was supposed to show up on Sunday but it only drizzled in the Valley. Now the LA times says it won’t come until Tuesday. I’m curious to see how crazy it gets (this’ll be my first El Nino since moving to LA).

The 30 year average for rainfall in Atlanta is 49.70". This year we finished with 68.38", the second wettest year in the last 30. In December alone we had 12.51", a bit over 4 times the average. That’s enough, El Nino, you may go away now.