Two weeks ago we had two inches of snow on the ground and it didn't just melt in a few hours,  Last week it was just getting dry enough to go in spots.  Today it's getting almost too dry to plow in spots.  The last two predicted rains didn't amount to much.  I see from you drought map that we're supposedly in a "abnormally dry" area despite having more snow last winter than we remember in many years. 
  Makes you wonder what to think anymore.