http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/science/el-nino-forms-but-forecasters-see-little-weather-impact.html

El Niño conditions can bring more rain to California, but the
researchers said this one was so weak that even though it could last into
summer, it would provide little or no relief for the state, which is in the
throes of an extreme drought. However, they said, the Gulf Coast may experience
more precipitation than normal this spring.