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02-21-2008, 10:27 AM
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All this snow! Whats your outlook on Spring?
Folks, we've had over 100" of snow this season and I'm just wondering? How do you think Spring will be? Do you think we'll have a dry summer? Just wondering. I'm guessing there's going to be a huge amount of flooding from the snow melting. 
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02-21-2008, 03:30 PM
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On the misty plateau
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The colder than average winter for the Upper Midwest is related to a couple of different factors.
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation or PDO has entered a negative phase. This is related to flow pattern changes over the Pacific Ocean. The negative phase of the PDO could be associated with colder than normal tempertures and storminess during the winter over portions of North America.
The current La Nina is also having an impact by changing the jet stream position over areas of the Pacific and allowing arctic air to build in Canada and hit the Upper Midwest with increasing intensity.
For Spring I would expect a continuation of the active pattern for areas that have seen a lot of snow this winter, but I do see temperatures rebounding closer to climatological averages.
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02-21-2008, 05:25 PM
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At this point I don't think spring will ever arrive 
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02-21-2008, 06:57 PM
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The cup is always half full!
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I'm hoping for an early spring, but that is being overly optimistic. Somehow I have the feeling that it will be a very wet spring and late to arrive. As much as I don't mind winter I don't feel like shoveling anymore.
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02-21-2008, 10:06 PM
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I don't blame ya susan! I'm getting sick of all the road salt!!
you a climatologist Plains10? lol
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02-21-2008, 10:28 PM
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On the misty plateau
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshB
I don't blame ya susan! I'm getting sick of all the road salt!!
you a climatologist Plains10? lol
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I am not a climatologist but did take some meteorology and climatology classes in College. I would have liked to have been a meteorologist but I am terrible at math. The requirement at the time was 4 semesters of Calculus that included Differential Equations  
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02-21-2008, 10:54 PM
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I hear ya there, I'm great with math but science is my weakness. I wanted to be an Architect but trigonemtry was a tad tough. lol
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02-22-2008, 12:31 PM
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SPRING??? in Wisconsin?? Ha......your either an optomist, or a joker!!! Good one, im still laughing......... we'll go from snowmelt to thunderstorms and humid in a week
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02-22-2008, 02:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by berries
SPRING??? in Wisconsin?? Ha......your either an optomist, or a joker!!! Good one, im still laughing......... we'll go from snowmelt to thunderstorms and humid in a week
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One day 12" of snow, the next 72 degrees and tornadoes. lol
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02-22-2008, 04:48 PM
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There is a 30 day waiting period for flood insurance policies to take effect. 100" of snow I would be be seriously considering one  .
We have only had about 25" her in the Twin Cities.
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