grows a lot of vegetation and dries out and gets fires anyway. relief for southwest. water year starts october 1. rainy season begins. usually typically they should be around five inches of rain. they've had 12 hundredth. put me somewhere around an inch to half inch. not blockbuster amounts. that's when we get the debris flows. thomas fire was. this was by far the biggest fire we had and officially the biggest fire in california state history. went from filmore to santa barbara. all these little mountains. that's where we're worried about mud slides and debris covering up highways or heading for homes. so far, so good. as far as the warmth goes, new york city 33 degrees. boston 32. warmest locations have been since december 25. about 350 hours.