November was normal for temperatures and below normal for precipitation.

John Bumgardner at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates what made November stand out was how drastic it was between the high temperature for the month and the low temperature for the month.

The lack of rain in November is setting for needing some significant rainfall for December through February and Bumgardner says that isn't setting up well when we have an El Nino winter on the way.

According to Bumgardner, what could compound the issue is the fact as the winter rolls along, the cold hardens that ground which creates less saturation and more runoff when we do get precipitation.

Bumgardner points out it takes about ten inches of snow for one inch of rain moisture.