Happy New Year Insiders! La Niña Update: First, the map below shows the precipitation anomaly in inches during the past 30 days. Besides drought having already been entrenched, most of Eastern Colorado, and the Western High Plains have actually been ok, during the past month. Our mountains have struggled, as have many in The West. Notice how dry it has been in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. This is pretty uncharacteristic of a strong La Niña, but remember, this La Niña is a l