What winter? I'd setup 12 5gal buckets to catch rain gathered off my roof drip for watering my garden. All filled this week,(during the dry season), also all full of MOSQUITO larvae. Had to dump them all 
This does not look good for the near future, I'm afraid it'll be a severe bug filled year. Pests will plaque the land here.
Stupid mosquitoes.
Indeed, I've never had them this early in a year before. 
...we're not gonna have a winter again, are we.