Barrys Winter Outlook

[weatherMA]

Main part of forecast:

Consequently, with all of this in mind, I am postulating Boston’s seasonal

snowfall to be only a few inches above the 43″ average compared to last

season’s

near 7″ below the average. La Nina favors flucuating

temperatures(cold snaps and

mild spells) and perhaps more short-lived

extremes resulting in the overall

winter to be a bit milder than average.

Periods of stormy weather may be more

frequent this season than last and

finally, there should not be any repeat of

the record flooding of last

March.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2010/11/28/my-winter-outlook/

[HoarfrostHubb]

This part was a little interesting:

Interestingly, a study of Boston’s data from the past 11 years reveals that Novembers with the overall temperature more than 1 degree above the average resulted in snowfall below the average of 41.6 inches. If the November was more than 2.5 to 3 degrees above the average, subsequent snowfall was significantly below the average. November 2009 was a whopping 4 degrees above average while this November is close to or just slightly above the average. Over those 11 years, the snowiest occurred when both October and November averaged cooler than usual. This year, every single month has been warmer than average and I feel that we are transitioning toward slightly colder than average months in December and January.