I know that, but I mean relative to the life cycle of the SW...they are always at their nadir as they pass our longitude. Its like a longwave defect in the pattern for us this season.
Feb 2006 was Meh for me....not a high level disappointment, but lame, nonetheless. I had like 16"....like you, I am looking at the mega band out west, expecting it to come east because I had no clue about the mid levels then.