From Kimberly Miller: "Dry spell may spell trouble for South Florida"

It's dry. As you'll read below it was predicted to be on the dry side but not quite this much. Here's an excerpt with two members of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD):

     There is no current talk of more strict watering rules, said [SFWMD] water district spokesman Randy Smith. Lake Okeechobee’s level is 12.58 feet, within the strived-for range of between 12.5 feet and 15.5 feet.
     While forecasters generally agreed Friday about the cause of the current dryness, there was less consensus about whether it’s something to worry about.
     Shaughnessy [Geoff Shaughnessy, SFWMD meteorologist] said El Nino may be withholding rain now, only to dump it in buckets through the beginning of the dry season.
     In May, the National Weather Service’s forecast for Florida’s rainy season predicted slightly-below normal rainfall because of El Nino.

Stay tuned and follow your community watering rules. Here are the watering rules for the City of Lake Worth:

• Home Addresses Ending With Even Numbers (including zero) May Water Lawns & Gardens on Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
• Home Addresses Ending With Odd Numbers May Water Lawns & Gardens on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
• No Watering between 10am & 4pm