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I received .88" rain yesterday. .30" in thundershowers 3 - 5 pm and .58" in more thundershowers 10 - midnight. 66 and partly cloudy at 7:30.

The greatest threat tonight and Friday contrary to models seems to be over southwest and west central Virginia.

I have expanded the dataset from 20 to 43 years. 7 El Ninos from 1980 to 1998 again found 4 out of 7 had above normal snowfall with an average anamoly of +1.55. The 3 with below normal snowfall had an anomaly of +1.1. Therefore, during the 43 year period from 1980 - 2023, 8 out of 14 El Ninos had above normal snowfall with an average anomaly of +1.45. The 6 with below normal snowfall had an anomaly of +.85. Exceptions can almost always be found. In this study, the one exception was 1991-92 with only 3.25 inches of snow but an anomaly of + 1.7. What other factor overwhelmed El Nino that winter??

I would prefer the 1024 mb to be into Nassau instead of near Bermuda.

Thanks Chuck! I am happy to see that you have no fear of an east based Nino, especially since PSU says that you "would be right 80%" I have reviewed the last 7 Nino's back to 2003. I notice an interesting 20 year pattern at my recording location. 4 out of 7 have given above normal snowfall with a positive anomaly of +1.35. The 3 winters with below normal snowfall had a weaker positive anomaly of only +.66. The strongest anomaly at +2.50 still gave nearly 2 inches above my 24" average. With a CPC 80% probability of +1.00 or greater and 50% of +1.50 or greater, that bodes well for the coming winter according to the past 20 year pattern. If the CPC is correct with their Enso predictions it would be reasonable to expect a winter of above normal snowfall. That is my prediction with a 90% level of confidence, conditioned on an anomaly that exceeds +1.00. If the anomaly is less than +.70, I predict below normal snowfall. This is my prediction for Augusta County, not D.C..

.80" rainfall last night, 10 - 11.

My goodness, take the time to educate yourself. That is so important in life. You may possibly become a more rounded and happier person. Sciencenews is not garbage: https://www.sciencenews.org/

Your verification is in the link of the 8:29 am post Saturday. I need verification of rationality with your answer to Stormchaserchuck1.

.64" total for the month. .02" today..................... Still surviving on that 4.60" June 20 - 25.

For the record, those two comments were not intended to be related to one another in any way. They were 9,999,999 miles apart. Now, with that out of the way, I do have rain with embedded convective elements only 25 miles away on a heading of 70 degrees at 15 mph.

The 18z 12 NAM is already a bust. On to the 3K.

I do this all the time with a 2 , 3 or 4 model blend for my newsletter. I have often wondered about the sometimes wide ranging differential under 48 hours. I understand that interpretation of atmospherics is crucial, but monumental variance is surprising.

The models have lost their minds for the next 36 hours!!!! The 18z NAM gives me 4 inches of rain and the 3z NAM gives me .25"....................... This type of discrepancy is unacceptable in today's world.

"The amount of soot and sulfate particles over the Atlantic Ocean was much higher in the mid 20th century than now; by blocking and scattering sunlight, those particles temporarily cooled the planet enough to counter act greenhouse gas warming. That cooling is also thought to have temporarily suppressed hurricane activity in the Atlantic".

Thanks CAPE! That was an interesting read. Here is another interesting read that partially disputes the assumption in your piece that hurricane frequency and intensity are increased by warming. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hurricanes-frequency-danger-climate-change-atlantic Also, the possibility exists that cleaner air today may be exacerbating warming compared to the mid 20th century. Did we actually increase global warming by cleaning up the air?? The more we know the more we realize that we have a lot to learn.

SST's are up in the oceans for many reasons. SST's are far below normal in Superior for reasons. "The world is on fire" is somewhat extreme when the majority of the United States was cooler than normal for both May and June.

I have received 5 inches in the last 10 days with the same results.

Wonderful rain for the D.C. folks. I am happy for your air cleansing. But, don't be deceived into believing that .50 - 1.00" of rain will solve your drought problems. I have received 5 inches in the last 10 days and it has not returned expected results.

My area no longer in moderate drought. Not a lot of change around D.C.

Flood Warning through 7:30 for Waynesboro from the NWS. Some locations west and southwest have received 1 - 3 inches in the last 2 hours. I have received .10", I really didn't need anymore.

I received .61" from 2-3 in moderate showers and a few rumbles of thunder. That brings me up to 4.76" since Monday.

The effective date on that map is June 20 at 8 am. The severe drought area probably has not changed significantly but my area is certainly no longer in moderate drought. It will be interesting to see how much improvement has occurred when it updates next Thursday morning.

My total for the week is now 4.05" !!

It is indeed impressive!!! The models 48 hours ago gave my area around 2 inches. This has been an over-performer for my area.............. I am at about 3.50 inches at 6 pm and light rain continues. I hope you get an over- performer early next week.

I have received 3.42 " of rainfall since Monday. .60" today. Much of Augusta County is now over 3 inches since Monday.