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Our weather has been tightly controlled by El Nino in the Pacific since late last year. What will happen next? Klystron 9  Weather gallery Hurricane resources Marine forecast

Although rainfall in September has been plentiful, we've had no tropical systems at all to add rain.

The latest forecasts show El Nino continues to develop in the Pacific Ocean. At this time, we expect a moderate El Nino through the winter.

The year 2010 will go down on the record books, both for extreme temperatures and a hyperactive tropical season.

Although the most intense weather was not in the Bay News 9 viewing area, the storms began in Citrus County as was too close to home for many.

Following an incredible winter of wet weather, Florida jumped right into one of the worst droughts in history.

After months of monitoring the waters of the equatorial Pacific, it has been officially declared we have entered an El Nino pattern which will have a seasonal impact on weather across Florida and the country.

March 2010 rainfall totals are far above normal, which is only about 2.8 inches based on a 30 year average.

It was the dry season but no one told Mother Nature. The area was pounded by heavy rain.