More wildfire danger, too.
The worst wildfire danger typically occurs after a wet winter and spring because ground cover grows profusely and then dries out later in the year. I got in an argument about this with my grandson who works as a wildland firefighter, last year.
It is a little hard to believe that it was that much drier than normal in most of California because in the Northwest we have 50% more snow-pack than normal. For some reason we repeatedly get inaccurate data from California. I do not know if this is the situation this year, but it would not surprise me.