Manteca’s water use shot up 25 percent last month compared to January 2017 as much of the state including the Northern San Joaquin Valley appear to be slipping back toward drought conditions. At the same time the record warm spell reached its seventh day Friday when the high hit 76 degrees at the Civic Center shattering a record of 71 degrees set in 2003. Friday also saw the early blooming almond varieties starting to bud roughly a week ahead of normal thanks to the unseasonably warm weather.