Wildfire Acreage Burning this year - Not So much (Thank God)

According to Brian Melley - AP News: California Wildfire Acreage on Sharp Decline:

"Acreage burned through Sunday is down 90% compared to the average over the past five years and down 95% from last year,"  Holy Cow is that good news! I mean incredible news.  Californians (and the rest of the country that has to breath our air) should be jumping for joy.

The story theorizes would could be a very likely reason:

"The precipitous drop could be due to the amount of precipitation the state received during a winter of near-record snowfall and cooler-than-average temperatures — so far."

Is the Drought over?

"The most current U.S. Drought Monitor map released last week shows only a tiny portion of California listed as abnormally dry. "

Is this a temporary change in pattern or a long term one?  Will the rains return again, or will they go away?  

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