This winter, we’ve already had quite a few major storms. So, out of curiosity, I wanted to see whether this winter will be the season that brings all talk of droughts and water rationing to an end. The good news is that we are ahead of last year. The bad news is that we are still below average. You can find the latest snowpack reports at the California Department of Water Resources website.

If you are traveling over the holidays, install the The Weather Channel and WeatherBug iPhone apps. Both offer significantly more weather data than the default Weather app.