In this episode of the CLIMAS Southwest Climate Podcast, Mike Crimmins and Zack Guido cover a side range of topics related to weather and climate in the Southwest, including: -The transition from winter into spring so far with a recap of weather over the past month, including the recent run of milder and wetter weather than we might expect in a normally dry period, -A deeper dive on the ongoing disappointment that was El Niño, by looking closely at a preliminary analysis, and what it begins to tell us in diagnosing what happened with El Niño -An exploration of the wildfire risk potential for this year, and how recent years compare, going back to the 2011 fire season, and -An early start to discussing the monsoon, partly because the season is closer than we might think, but also as a way to divert attention from what Zack is calling the "doom season" (hot and dry conditions leading up to the monsoon).