El Niño is essentially a big hype over nothing (place, sunny)
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It's been drier than expected around here for sure but it ain't over until the winter's over. I am still predicting much wetter than average February through May.
El Nino really kicks in Feb. and March. We'll see how much rain will be falling in California.
Yeah, right. Many of the experts were originally saying El Niño's effects would begin during the fall, which didn't happen. Then they said December, which didn't happen. Everybody was even more confident that it would be wet & stormy in southern California & the Southwest during January, which didn't really happen. So now, it's February & March, huh? Well, according to the 7 to 10 day forecasts, nothing but sunny, warm, and dry weather is in store for much of CA and the SW.
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Originally Posted by ABrandNewWorld
It's been drier than expected around here for sure but it ain't over until the winter's over. I am still predicting much wetter than average February through May.
Nice prediction, but it's wishful thinking at this point. People need to face the facts that NOAA screwed up miserably on their long range outlook, and this isn't the first time they've been dead wrong. They predicted a wet winter last year, but it turned out to be one of the driest on record for much of CA.
Yeah, right. Many of the experts were originally saying El Niño's effects would begin during the fall, which didn't happen. Then they said December, which didn't happen. Everybody was even more confident that it would be wet & stormy in CA & the SW during January, which didn't really happen. So now, it's February & March, huh? Well, according to the 7 to 10 day forecasts, nothing but sunny, warm, and dry weather is in store for much of CA and the SW.
How are they wrong? It's been wet in California, most of the state had above average precipitation.
How are they wrong? It's been wet in California, most of the state had above average precipitation.
Northern CA has had precipitation that is generally within the normal to slightly above normal range, and it's nothing out of the ordinary as I mentioned before ... simply part of the normal winter storm pattern. Precipitation in southern CA was near to slightly above normal for January, and below normal for December ... same goes for most locations in Arizona. So far, that puts the winter in the somewhat below normal category.
The short range outlook appears to be dry for the region. This is completely contrary to the "record setting wet winter" which was initially predicted for much of CA (especially central & southern regions) and the Southwest. Tell me how this has been a wet winter. Face the facts: it's just not happening like they predicted, and it's definitely not on the same lines as the strong El Niños of 1982-1983 or 1997-1998. Even some of the weaker El Niños were much more active than this ... 2004-2005 to name one example!
Northern CA has had precipitation that is generally within the normal to slightly above normal range, and it's nothing out of the ordinary as I mentioned before ... simply part of the normal winter storm pattern. Precipitation in southern CA was near to slightly above normal for January, and below normal for December ... same goes for most locations in Arizona. So far, that puts the winter in the somewhat below normal category.
Majority (most of the upper two-thirds) of California has had above average precipitation
January was surprisingly dry in L.A and the next 2 weeks look sunny and dry with above normal temperatures. We are due to hit 80 F for the first time in 2016 this weekend. First time L.A hasn't seen 80 F in January since 1998
I'm sick of hearing about El Nino, global warming, climate change, and all that other crap.
It's all unproven theories put out by government bureaucrats, politicians, and the liberal media.
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