I live in north central Texas, close to the OK border. In 82 we received 23 inches of rain in 2 weeks. Our average is 46" per year. I grew up in the 50s and 60s when the temperatures were very hot and little rain. If one snow flake fell from the sky, school was called off. Nowadays, we might miss 2 to 5 snow days...unheard of when I was growing up. I do not know how our cattle survived but they did. No one had to mow their yards after April...one perk. Interestingly, we visited Australia in July of 2013. The Outback was green because they had received more rain than usual. Bottom line is that El Nino can be good for us but bad for the Outback.