Yes this past winter was a bad one for allergies. We were only there a few weeks when we went out for a ride in our Tracker along dusty roads etc. The next morning my DH's hands were so swollen that we had to go to the clinic. This is the second year that we have had to seek medical attention for skin infections caused by allergies. I too was constantly taking allergy meds as well as slathering on lotions to prevent my skin from itching. For the better part of our stay he took allergy pills and put on very expensive cream and was extremely careful around dust and going out when it was windy. Has cleared up nicely once we were back home.
Someone suggested because of the wetter/windier conditions perhaps the top layer
of sand/earth has eroded and was adding more allergens to the air. Of course it didn't help that our park did nothing to treat weeds that were in other years taken care of quickly.