Gonsoon
A weather pattern describable as “the opposite of a monsoon;” a period of killer drought; a period of time denoting a consistent weather pattern, when a particular geographical area experiences a dearth of precipitation so severe, the health and even the survival of even the most resilient native plants is threatened by lack of hydration.
“If the statewide gonsoon in Texas is not gone soon, and if the state doesn't get some hefty rains soon, the Piney Woods’ll be gone soon, too - all burned up if not all cut down and eaten by bugs first - and even all the prickly pear cactus’ll be prett’near fit for tinder.”