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Here in Houston we are usually warmer than just about anyplace other than maybe Miami but not so at the moment. It is 52 degrees here and according to weather.com it is 61 in Raleigh. One of the things driving us toward Raleigh is the climate so I am confused. Is this customary weather at this time of year or unusually warm?
To me, it seems that it is warmer than normal. I am used to january and february being the coldest months in the area. Now, NC typically has pockets of heat, you know a random week of 75 when it is suppose to be fall (like thanksgiving time) but that just happens here. This year it has seemed to stay consistently warm this whole fall and into winter.
Here in Houston we are usually warmer than just about anyplace other than maybe Miami but not so at the moment. It is 52 degrees here and according to weather.com it is 61 in Raleigh. One of the things driving us toward Raleigh is the climate so I am confused. Is this customary weather at this time of year or unusually warm?
Milder then normal....but no one is complaining. There was a heavy frost this morning.
The mild weather is likely a combination of global warming and El Nino.
The reason why I say global warming is likely a culprit is because this particular weather pattern is very unusual. While it's not unusual for North Carolina to see warm spells during the winter, these warm spells are usually caused by dips in the jet stream in other places in the northern hemisphere. So even though we might have a few weeks of unusually warm weather here, it's usually accompanied by unusually cold weather elsewhere (like Europe or Russia). It's all supposed to average out.
What makes this warm spell so unusual is that it's warmer than usual throughout the entire northern hemisphere! There simply isn't any cold air anywhere! That simply never happens, even during El Nino years. And it could very well be the result of the shrinking arctic ice, which has shrunk 20% since 1980, which leaves the arctic atmosphere exposed to relatively warm ocean water.
It has been exceptionally mild. I like warm weather don't get me wrong. But If I don't get a snow day or two (I call them DVD and Hot Choclate Days) I'm going to hurt someone.
It has been exceptionally mild. I like warm weather don't get me wrong. But If I don't get a snow day or two (I call them DVD and Hot Choclate Days) I'm going to hurt someone.
You can start with the inventor of the Hummer! LOL
The mild weather is likely a combination of global warming and El Nino.
The reason why I say global warming is likely a culprit is because this particular weather pattern is very unusual. While it's not unusual for North Carolina to see warm spells during the winter, these warm spells are usually caused by dips in the jet stream in other places in the northern hemisphere. So even though we might have a few weeks of unusually warm weather here, it's usually accompanied by unusually cold weather elsewhere (like Europe or Russia). It's all supposed to average out.
What makes this warm spell so unusual is that it's warmer than usual throughout the entire northern hemisphere! There simply isn't any cold air anywhere! That simply never happens, even during El Nino years. And it could very well be the result of the shrinking arctic ice, which has shrunk 20% since 1980, which leaves the arctic atmosphere exposed to relatively warm ocean water.
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