One of these days we'll get a cold front with a s/w moving in and maybe....just maybe get a nice line plowing into western areas with 55+Dbz and moving east. One day.
I think this is a good point. Traditional ENSO analogs and our prior understanding of the behavior need to evolve. So while the underlying physics and behavior are there...I do think Nina's and Nino's nowadays are not exactly behaving as many think given the SST temp distribution. I've heard energy mets say this as well.
We may have some drier interludes I suppose? Both dews and rain...but judging by the EPS...I'm not sure it's a pattern change really. However, we may actually see cold fronts try to push east of us for once.