La Niña is back in the equatorial Pacific, and that means a cold and snowy winter ahead for those of us here in the northwest.La Niña ("little girl") is a characterized by unusually cold water in the Pacific equatorial zone, and is the oppositional counterpart of her brother, el niño. Both have significant effects on global weather patterns. Besides colder and wetter conditions in the Pacific Northwest, weather will be warmer and drier than usual in the north-central states, excepting the Great Lakes states which will be wet. The Old Confederacy will be warmer than usual, and it will be colder than usual in the southwest.
However, even though this is a strong la niña event, I don't expect the snow to fly before Thanksgiving. The little girl has her greatest impact between December and February, so expect a replay of December, 2008. Merry Christmas!
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We have been getting her effects here in So. Oh for a few months, at least. The weather has been very dry.
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