Do you think we'll have a midwinter similar to last year?

[Itslay90]

Do you think we'll have a midwinter similar to last year?

 

[kborndale]

We have just as good a chance of it being similar as we do to it being different.

 

[Winterpeger]

No.

 

[stoveliker]

I believe (but may be wrong?) that the la nina versus el nino will be different this winter?
That would suggest the chances of having a different winter will be higher than the chances of having the same...

 

[Dajolu]

I'm hoping for some snow this year, not a popular request on LI though. . .

 

[stoveliker]

me too!!

 

[Pinesmoke]

It'll be interesting to see. We are near peak of the 11 year solar cycle. If the high sun activity has an influence we very well be mild again this year.

 

[stoveliker]

The solar cycle on average has a very minor influence on the weather 0.1 C difference between max and min of the cycle - smaller than we can really sense.

Space Weather Impacts On Climate | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

www.swpc.noaa.gov

 

[Pinesmoke]

There sure has been a lot of gnashing teeth over .1/.2C temp rises across recent history it seems.

Honestly I didn't realize Sol had such a small effect on the min and maxs. I thought it was a bit more than that.

 

[thewoodlands]

Do you think we'll have a midwinter similar to last year?

Do you think we'll have a midwinter similar to last year?

I think our area does, we'll see.

 

[ABMax24]

I hope we get something different, we could really use some moisture this year, and I wouldn't mind a month of -40 to push the moderate temperature loving creatures back south.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

I hope we get something different, we could really use some moisture this year, and I wouldn't mind a month of -40 to push the moderate temperature loving creatures back south.

The two legged ones or the 4 legged ones?