Where's the Rain?

I was talking to a local gentleman who has a place on the river, with a stand of pecan trees and fields of cattle. He says that he has never seen it this bad, unless you possibly count a time in the 1950s when even the mesquite trees were showing signs of hurt due to lack of rain. It is terrible, here in central Texas. No rain, not even a drop for the poor animals and the trees and grasses are under a terrible strain.
Where's the rain?
Up north, folks are suffering from the results of massive snowfall, this past winter. Some say it was the worst winter they can recall. Added to the melting snow running off into the streams and rivers, they have had horrendous storm systems hit their land, dropping huge amounts of water and generating unbelievable tornados.
It makes me think a little philosophically. Which is worse? A quick, unexpected catastrophe or a slowly developing, but long lasting one? Floods or drought? I have no answer because I do not know how much worse it will get before the windows of heaven open and pour precious water on our land.
My prayer is that no matter how bad it gets, we will still praise the Almighty God, praise Him for who he is, not just praise Him when he blesses us with an abundance of our wants and needs. May we stand firm in our faith, and trust God to see us through these days of woe.