The bold isn't really true, though ... not mathematically nor in practicum ( I figure you're just being hyperbolic, granted - )
Confidence may not be very high - it depends on the leading circumstantial indicators.
If it makes anyone feel any better, ...we pointed out that this amplitude/+anomaly was lacking the 850 mb thermal injection/release from the typical source geographies - that might have been a clue that the models were overstating the heat? - just a suggestion.
For whatever reason they had, Brian and Scott were also mentioning that the numbers appeared too lofty.
I mean, we pick and choose what "data" we want to use. If these constraining ideas were incorporated, that might move the confidence arrow up or down. And there's some concept relativity there, too. Like, we could say we are "higher confidence in the models being too amplified with temperature results" say -
Op ed: part of the problem ( not you per se - ) is that society has developed a kind of lust for dystopian headline-able events - it's really a kind of 'soft addictive' preoccupation. It sort of began in the latter 1990s whence telecom art of dissemination went through a tech advancement boon ... "doom scrolling" as it were, has become an entertaining pass-time and even trigger for some. People have access enough to data that they could formulate their own impressions but that is rife with problems. The shimmering sophisticate nature of the populous is definitely going to synthesize reality with the utmost unbiased usage of various data inputs LOL The models sending their triggers big numbers heh