Wacky Weather....

While 'sunny' California is trying to recover from its recent record-breaking deluge of rain this winter, the American Northwest, where it is supposed to rain, is experiencing a stunning lack of precipitation that prompted the state of Washington to declare a statewide drought emergency Thursday.
In the meantime, Europe is threatened by dry weather - Portugal has had its driest season since 1931 with dire economic consequences and France is taking measures to fight one of the worst droughts expected.
Is this just the news becoming global or is something wacky with the weather?