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2012/13 was mild here in Chi-land, with the exception of a cold spell during the second half of February that lasted into March. Officially the 25th mildest winter in Chicago since 1872 with a three month mean of 29.6F. Coldest winter was 1903-04 (18.3F). Warmest 1877-78 (37.2F).
Midway's date (of which 1942-1980 was official) coldest winters were as follows
That caught my eye too. I thought 2012-2013 was pretty cold and decent, unless it just seemed that way after the record warmth of the previous winter.
Yeah me too. February ended up cold and BDR had 8th snowiest winter.
I guess A disclaimer with averages should be that it's a blend of all 90 days, we still had polar plunges frozen ponds but overall that's the scope. I guess puts the bigger anomalies into bigger perspective.
Also, the legend is different in each. Darker orange for 2012-13 is +3 above while darker Orange for 2011-12 is +6 above
Bastardi had this interview a day or two ago about his thoughts on the upcoming winter
DC and Philly look out.... Southern Plains too will see biggest deviations from average. He is talking winters like 02-03 and 09-10' as being the closest analogs
It was really warm here in miami just like last winter. Seriously I can't remember the last time we had 2 winters in a row where the temperature failed to fall to 45f(7c)(our typical winter minimum is 39f(4c) if you're using 1985-2005) and the majority of winter days with highs in the 80s, Not that i'm complaining. It really helped the ULTRA-tropical plants to rebound. Trees like guanabana can be killed with temps as high as 41f(5c) so these warm winters have allowed them to get reestablished.
2012/13 was mild here in Chi-land, with the exception of a cold spell during the second half of February that lasted into March. Officially the 25th mildest winter in Chicago since 1872 with a three month mean of 29.6F. Coldest winter was 1903-04 (18.3F). Warmest 1877-78 (37.2F).
Midway's date (of which 1942-1980 was official) coldest winters were as follows
A popular weather model, the JAMSTEC climate model, is forecasting a harsh winter ahead... but will it verify?
Even though this model certainly is painting an ominous picture, is it a realistic one?
To summarize, the JAMSTEC model is indeed forecasting a very ominous winter to once again hit the United States. However, concerns with the sea surface temperature anomaly forecast for the coming winter could mean the forecast may be flawed.
In a word he finds their SST anomalies unrealistic. Not sure but it might change in September and further down the road. He finds their SST anomalies around Greenland unrealistic and thinks the SST for El Nino are too strong. It just looks bizarre with the entire world warm except for the the whole of the US. Are the Japanese still angry over WWII lol. I don't think I have ever seen the Jamstec predict a mild winter for the US. Maybe they did in 2012. At least I hope they did.
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. It really helped the ULTRA-tropical plants to rebound. Trees like guanabana can be killed with temps as high as 41f(5c) so these warm winters have allowed them to get reestablished.
