George001

I strongly agree that the biggest concern is temps, the current data is suggesting we should lean AN for both temps and precip. I am curious about what the snowfall distribution across the east would look like with well AN precip but +2 instead of the +5 anomalies we’ve been getting lately.

In SNE, if operating in the +1 to +2F range with +++AN precip, that could be a fairly snowy winter (depending on how you reach those +1 to +2 anomalies). +3 you are likely looking at below average snow, but there is a narrow path to AN snow (2021-2022 and 2012-2013 are good examples. 2016-2017 was slightly AN snow for BOS I believe despite the winter being a torch) +5 is nearly always a ratter.

Thats really damn ugly, hopefully it’s on crack because that looks like a 2022-2023 redux.

07-08 is actually my top analog, though I do think this Nina will be weaker than that one. That’s just me nitpicking though, it’s still a great analog given the subsurface similarities, -PDO, high solar etc. I’m more skeptical of 2016-2017 because that was a modoki. I’m not discounting it or anything, I just don’t think it’s as good as some other analogs.

Yep, the more north storm track in Nina’s can be good for SNE if the SE ridge doesn’t flex too much and torch the entire east.

Agreed, there isn’t anything wrong with being a weenie but you still need to acknowledge reality and be respectful towards others with different views. I love cold and snow as much as anyone, but id rather enjoy it while it’s coming down and talk about what’s actually happening, not what I want to happen. I’ve been there with the wishcasting, hell I’m still prone to it occasionally (though nowhere near as bad as I used to be). All it does is give you unrealistic expectations and set you up for disappointment.

Yeah that winter was cooked after that early Dec storm. Not only did the PV reach near record strength, it consolidated over the North Pole which was game over for any of those big winter ideas. That was similar to what happened in 2011-2012.

Do you think the models are drastically underestimating the strength of the Nina? They did in 2007-2008. I think they are a bit, but am still skeptical this becomes an high end event, though I am open to the possibility I am wrong about that. In my opinion, if the models bust on the strength they will be too weak, not too strong. I’m expecting a peak of around -0.9 to -1C, a bit stronger and more basin wide than 2017-2018 but still a good ENSO match.

Yeah, I didn’t expect the pacific to suck the entire winter. I suspect my miss on the pacific in Feb and Mar is related to the whole right for the wrong reasons thing.

I actually think 2017-2018 is a good ENSO analog. It’s the other non ENSO related factors that make it not a great match. Like Snowman mentioned earlier, 2017-2018 didn’t have a roasting Atlantic Ocean (raging +AMO), and the solar activity is significantly higher than it was that winter. There is a big jump between “2017-2018 is a good ENSO analog” to “we’re getting buried in March”. @40/70 Benchmarkhas been doing this more in his latest forecasts, using different analogs for different months, and separating the analog from the expected snow output, and taking climate change into account. A good example is last year. 1957-1958 was listed as an analog, and it turned out to be an excellent match for the ENSO and raging STJ. However, the temp profile was completely different, and so were the snowfall outputs as a result. That doesn’t mean 1957-1958 was a shitty analog, if you looked at that and expected the same amount of snow as back then, thats just a fundamental misunderstanding of what analogs are supposed to do. Of course the temp profile was different, it’s a 60+ year old analog.

Current anomalies: Nino 4: +0.7 Nino 3.4: +0.3 Nino 3: -0.1 nino 1.2: -0.2. Looking at the subsurface, there is a lot of cold near the surface in the ENSO 3 region. The developing subsurface cold pool is centralized in the ENSO 3.4 region. Am I missing something here? The subsurface + surface configuration appears at first glance to support future cooling in the ENSO 3.4, 3 and 1.2 regions with less cooling in the ENSO 4 region. That said, I do agree that when it actually maters (in the winter), the Nina will be less east based that 2017-2018 was. Regardless, it appears that the debate is between an east based and a basin wide event, there isn’t any signs of this turning into a modoki anytime soon.

The thing is it’s been happening more often. It seems like every other year it hits 70 in Feb or Mar, I don’t remember that being normal even 10 years ago.

I’m gonna be honest, I misread his initial post, he didn’t actually say anything I disagree with. I was outside in the extreme heat all day yesterday and my brain is kind of fried. Before anyone asks, yes im blaming AGW for this entire argument taking place.

Again, it hit 80 fucking degrees in Feb. AGW was already off the charts.

AGW has absolutely progressed further since then, but 2017-2018 was NOT before AGW, not even close. That was the year we saw 80 in Feb. Also, wasnt the MJO being not stuck in phases 4-6 related to the east based Nina? I remember reading a while ago how Modoki Nina’s and East based ninos for reasons tend to support MJO development in the maritime regions. Isn’t that why the ENSO structure matters?