I have a friend in New Mexico who is living through 'extreme drought conditions'. I didn't realize that Idaho is having a dry spell.

It still rained from time to time but Juneau, in southeastern Alaska is in a *rain forest* and perennial, perpetual dampness is a given and one year we were having an unusually dry summer.   I asked an oldtimer just what would a person call a drought in Juneau? She shot back: "Welcome."

Not true, of course. Ten days here without rain and the air starts smelling dusty.