Except for a series of storms the first week of January, the forecasts calling for a Super El Niño for Southern California this winter have not lived up to the predictions – yet.

With California in the midst of a four year drought, the forecasts last fall of a Super El Niño and an above average rainy season (October – March) were most welcome news. Weather forecasters and respected climatologists were all in agreement that there was a 95 percent chance of a “Super El Niño” bringing heavy rain storms and soaking all of California through the spring of 2016.