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The 365 day running mean never really went into La Niña in Nino 1+2 following the +2.1 ONI event in 2023-2024. Remember we were talking about the anomalous WWBs and warming there last winter during the La Niña which had the record +PNA for a La Niña which was more Nino-like. Seems like the unusual WWBs in EPAC during March 2023 with the rapid warming may be part of a different type of ENSO cycle than we have seen before. So this allowed only 3 years to go by before the El Niño emerged again on track for the shortest return period between two consecutive 2.1 or greater ONI events. We also had the record warming in early 2023 ahead of the usual El Niño lag which wasn’t present. I know most here are focused on next winter. But we don’t have any analogs for such big global temperature jumps only 3 years apart. It’s a big unknown how the details will unfold in regard to weather extremes. Since 2015-2016 happened 18 years after the last big rise in 1997-1998. The record increase in 2023-2024 was only an 8 year gap. Now we are talking only 3 years.

0.39 inches here... .27 coming overnight last night

"We needed this" - Everyone. Good to see a forecasted rain event come to fruition.

If so, they broke the rule this week............ 100% and 90% for 36 hours resulted in .01"

0.32” from the event. Not bad

Last May began very dry then turned quite wet and stayed wet until early August when rain stopped. El Nino suggests a possible reversal this year. I expect exceptional drought labeling later this morning.

They’re everywhere. You’d think the turkeys would eat some of those f’ers.

Had some thunderstorms overnight on the Cape too.

Agree. Just swallow a shot shotgun.

Alpha gal syndrome escaping the islands and getting statewide is a real concern. Imagine being allergic to meat and dairy you may as well take me out behind the barn and put me out of my misery. .

Isn't there a rule at NWS to be very, very conservative when predicting rain during a drought?

Frost/freeze threat here Sat Am

Hrrr ftw

Little on the low end here with 0.40” total so far but hopeful for more this morning

Bike to school day for the kiddos. Tv Mets said rain on the cape only before 5am. Certainly missed this call. Lots of wet bikers . .

You are the best. Thank you I posted in Jan I would be happy with 56 more inches of snow to finish. I received 58

Sat morning looks dry at least. Afternoon ruined 70’s and sun for mom’s and Uconn graduation.

About half an inch of rain. Looks like one more batch to come through

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Another day, another forecast bust by the pros. Local mesonet says 0.01". I got more than that in my yard but still not enough to even soak through the leaf layer on the ground.

Saturday rain screws me. New pool installation scheduled

WTF did you roll in a deer bed?

.45 raining still. May flowers.

I forget what it's like to have a rainy day where we get like 1.50". It's been since last fall if I remember correctly. All we get these days is a shower or sprinkles.

A while ago I linked a report that concluded that solar+batteries were becoming cost competitive in sunny locations for 24-hour a day firm power. Here's another report with the same findings. Solar/batteries are competitive now and will only become cheaper in the future. https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/May/24-7-renewables-The-economics-of-firm-solar-and-wind