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Yes it is. made that composite my profile photo a couple winters ago for good vibes or something. we were desperate up in here.

^shit that looks like my profile pic

Stratospheric chemistry is cool, but weather happens in the troposphere. I'll go with anomalously strong/ sustained HL h5 blocking as the biggest difference. And who really knows the complex combo of mechanisms/interactions that came together to produce it.

A lot of dots to connect there, but it surely had some impact.

Mostly it's the HL blocking. 2009-10 had an epic sustained -AO/NAO. He kinda seemed to not get that, which is odd for anyone who lives in this region and likes snow. A -AO is the number one index we want- high correlation to above normal snow in the MA, esp in the lowlands.

Went for an early evening hike at Tuckahoe. Colors are starting to pop over the last few days.

Yeah, consecutive Ninas. Last winter was the worst with a nearly stationary pig Aleutian ridge in a terrible location- historically low snowfall for a large area of the MA. The winter before featured a colder period where the EPO was favorable and some of our region got 'normal' snowfall, but it was a progressive flow pattern with lows forming late/offshore so NW/interior areas didn't do as well. A moderate to strong Nino should favor areas inland this winter, with probably only marginal cold available at times.

They just aren't very fun to watch lol. An ugly 4-2 team. Too many penalties and can't get in the end zone enough. Offense is not smooth at all. Not sure I like the Gus-J Hill tandem at RB. Maybe Keaton Mitchell will get a look. They better get it together for the Lions, who look legit.

1.07" total

0.86" from the stratiform rains earlier. Looks like a heavy line of showers heading this way now.

A Nino teleconnects to a mean Aleutian low during the winter months, exact position tbd. That 'should' cool the waters north of Hawaii to some degree , and move the -PDO more towards neutral, promoting the potential for +PNA episodes going forward. We shall see exactly what transpires in the AO/NAO domains, with the QBO phase and Strat water vapor likely having significant (potentially competing) influences. A crapshoot at this juncture.

lol same old Maryland. Started off 5-0. They will finish 6-6.

Someone fucked up. Guidance was pretty clearly depicting a precip dead zone out there.

0.73". Looks like the steadier rain is over. Probably some scattered showers overnight. Mention of thunder in the forecast, but not sure about that here. More likely to the east.

Classic weakening OV low with a transfer to coastal NC low, in a progressive flow. I might like it in winter, depending on cold air availability lol.

Pretty much the same here. The vibrant colors of last Fall will be hard to match. Best in years.

Nice soaking here. Good for getting the new grass established before it goes dormant.

The replacement for Dobbins.

Steady moderate rain here. 0.32" so far.

some twitter weather dweebs read the source and then go hyperbolic based on agenda. some here choose to parrot that crap in support of their own agenda.

Latest ENSO update from CPC/NCEP- https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf

Drinking a Flying Dog 'The Fear' Imperial Pumpkin ale for HH. Best of the Fall/pumpkin beers imo. Has depth and complexity. Most are thin with annoying spice flavors of one kind or another in an attempt to make it taste like pumpkin pie. Very few get it right.

Hot water is a great solvent. Its all I use anymore to clean bugs and tar etc. off the paint on my Jeep. Why buy some gross chemical product if it isn't necessary. And they mostly don't work very well.

NBA regular season means nothing.

The core problem is in baseball the 162 game season is supposed to mean something. It's becoming like the NCAA tournament, with too many teams being 'invited'. Maybe something between what we have now and the old days when the 2 league winners after the marathon season went straight to the world series. Unfortunately it will likely go the other way, because $$$. Get used to mediocre teams with 83 wins beating 100+ win teams in a short series. Baseball is quirky- even bad teams can have a 10 game winning streak.