outlook+water: La Nada through March? drought shrinks, and rain bombs in the Hill Country

Drought conditions (D1–D4) decreased to 30% of the state from 39% of the state four weeks ago (and is surely lower after the early July rain bombs); statewide reservoir storage increased to 80% full up from 78% four weeks ago, about 4 percentage points below normal for this time of year. The El Niño Southern Oscillation remains in neutral conditions, which are favored through March. The recent rains in the Hill Country are not as rare as you might think.