It is likely we have seen some El Nino-like impacts since El Nino was declared in March 2015.  This would need further inspection, but our historical analysis shows that we tend to see increased springtime rainfall across parts of the southern tier of the United States during El Nino.   Specifically, we see these signals over Texas and the Gulf Coast states. However, the historical El Nino relationship over the southwestern U.S. appears very weak or insignificant, so other culprits may be at play.