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National Weather Service prediction shows Arizona has equal chance this winter of drier or wetter conditions, regardless of El Niño phenomenon.
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Meteorologists are in general agreement that surface water temperatures along the equatorial Pacific Ocean heavily influence winter weather patterns in Arizona.

By By Steve Ayers December 2, 2009