I found this interesting article on accuweather.com. Granted, some of it's a bit of speculation like any weather forecast, but it has some interesting insight into the cooler, wetter summer we've had in New England, last years winter, and what that may mean for this year's winter.
The whole article is here:
http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-.../2008/08/the_strong_la_nina_domino_effect.asp
Here are some excerpts:
"A STRONG LA NINA RIDGE-TROUGH PATTERN+MOISTURE LADEN SUB TROPICAL JET, FEEDS RECORD SEASONAL SNOWS ACROSS THE WEST, MIDWEST AND NEW ENGLAND. THEN COMES SPRING, THROW IN SOME DAYTIME HEATING, PLACE YOUR HIGH’S TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST AND HAVE A LINGERING COLD POOL OVER THE NORTHWEST AND BANG, THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN THE SAME AREAS THE RECORD SNOWS WERE FROM WINTER. GET INTO SUMMER AND THOSE SATURATED SOILS KEEP THE AIR ABOVE MOIST AND THAT STRONG SOLAR ENERGY COOKS THIS ENERGY, FORCES IT TO RISE AND BINGO. THUNDERSTORMS FORM. INCIDENTLY, WEST AND EAST OF THE CORRIDOR OF RAIN, DROUGHT CONDITIONS PREVAIL AND STRONGER-THAN-NORMAL HEIGHTS ARE ACHIEVED, THEREFORE CAN LEAD TO A MORE AMPLIFIED WIND CIRCULATION INTO THE THUNDERSTORM CORRIDOR OF THE HEARTLAND."
"The faded La Nina and turn to neutral has allowed cool pools to exist throughout the 2008 summer and because of strong potential of a neutral or return to La Nina means that even last winter, will impact the upcoming winter and this may lead to last winter being a harbinger of what could be an even colder US and North America winter to come. Perhaps last winter only being a tease."
Interesting read if you're into weather and trying to look ahead to what this winter may hold for us. Keep those wood stoves burning!
The whole article is here:
http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-.../2008/08/the_strong_la_nina_domino_effect.asp
Here are some excerpts:
"A STRONG LA NINA RIDGE-TROUGH PATTERN+MOISTURE LADEN SUB TROPICAL JET, FEEDS RECORD SEASONAL SNOWS ACROSS THE WEST, MIDWEST AND NEW ENGLAND. THEN COMES SPRING, THROW IN SOME DAYTIME HEATING, PLACE YOUR HIGH’S TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST AND HAVE A LINGERING COLD POOL OVER THE NORTHWEST AND BANG, THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN THE SAME AREAS THE RECORD SNOWS WERE FROM WINTER. GET INTO SUMMER AND THOSE SATURATED SOILS KEEP THE AIR ABOVE MOIST AND THAT STRONG SOLAR ENERGY COOKS THIS ENERGY, FORCES IT TO RISE AND BINGO. THUNDERSTORMS FORM. INCIDENTLY, WEST AND EAST OF THE CORRIDOR OF RAIN, DROUGHT CONDITIONS PREVAIL AND STRONGER-THAN-NORMAL HEIGHTS ARE ACHIEVED, THEREFORE CAN LEAD TO A MORE AMPLIFIED WIND CIRCULATION INTO THE THUNDERSTORM CORRIDOR OF THE HEARTLAND."
"The faded La Nina and turn to neutral has allowed cool pools to exist throughout the 2008 summer and because of strong potential of a neutral or return to La Nina means that even last winter, will impact the upcoming winter and this may lead to last winter being a harbinger of what could be an even colder US and North America winter to come. Perhaps last winter only being a tease."
Interesting read if you're into weather and trying to look ahead to what this winter may hold for us. Keep those wood stoves burning!
