tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2663304815635800802..comments2024-03-18T17:39:59.285-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Latest on La NinaCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18938708446706046422011-09-12T10:09:41.968-07:002011-09-12T10:09:41.968-07:00Bastardi is more an entertainer than a weatherman....Bastardi is more an entertainer than a weatherman. And, even if he were a good weatherman (which I do not concede), that does not make him a climate expert. Where would Accuweather and The Weather Channel be without NWS data and forecasts, and models provided by public universities and governments?Sysiphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476958068098426202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26584474317404247092011-09-11T01:22:43.666-07:002011-09-11T01:22:43.666-07:00I feel very sorry for Texas; they really need to l...I feel very sorry for Texas; they really need to lose the La Nina picture. <br /><br />BTW, how does one figure out when ex-Accuweather staffer Joe Bastardi is right and when he's <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/08/18/299067/joe-bastardi-science/" rel="nofollow">wrong?</a> Any clues on that?dbostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688448471618219440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78576368782821667712011-09-10T15:42:53.455-07:002011-09-10T15:42:53.455-07:00Just read the article by Joe Bastardi that was sug...Just read the article by Joe Bastardi that was suggested by "codetalker"....Hmmmmm...then maybe this year we will have a real winter? And maybe next year will lean more towards nuetral and be windier and snowier? That would be so cool!windloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944033579068806230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47865383668825840452011-09-10T14:10:07.967-07:002011-09-10T14:10:07.967-07:00I'm inclined to agree with codetalker and Unkn...I'm inclined to agree with codetalker and Unknown. Strength of the Nina doesn't seem to matter when it comes to lowland snow in Seattle. My own unofficial research has shown that the second dip in a La Nina pattern usually brings a snowier winter than the first.<br /><br />Of course, I would not want to overhype the situation after last winter, which didn't really go according to plan. We didn't see La Nina conditions set in until about the third week of February. If we didn't have that delay, I think last winter would have been unreal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864850951303580894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74051854998361079952011-09-10T08:21:10.431-07:002011-09-10T08:21:10.431-07:00According to Joe Bastardi Chief Long Range Forecas...According to Joe Bastardi Chief Long Range Forecaster for AccuWeather.com studies over the past 100 years or so show that after the first winter following the onset of a La Niña, the next several winters thereafter tend to be colder than normal in the U.S.<br /><br />He says the first winter during a La Niña tends to be warm. The next winter that follows is usually less warm, and the winter after that is usually cold.<br /><br />http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/45220/bastardi-three-of-next-five-wi.aspcodetalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024436146473451518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15259967139576634522011-09-10T01:23:35.372-07:002011-09-10T01:23:35.372-07:00I'm a weather nerd who likes to study WA clima...I'm a weather nerd who likes to study WA climate almanac. See if there are any connections to one year to another, etc. I've come to the conclusion there is none, lol.<br /><br />But this hot dry spell sparked an interest and crunched some simple figures. Since 1949 at SeaTac, I took our wettest Novembers.. One S.D. above average (essentially 9+ inches), and the average Sept. rainfall on those years averaged 1.04. Substantially below average.<br /><br />If you take wet Septembers (1 S.D. above average), November rainfall averaged 4.83 inches (below average).<br /><br />While this means nothing, one could actually have a better arguement that nice Septembers bring worse late fall weather.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29903238399188155342011-09-09T23:01:50.726-07:002011-09-09T23:01:50.726-07:00Just a quick observation Cliff-
The 2008 "al...Just a quick observation Cliff-<br /><br />The 2008 "almost" La Nina December Snows and the 1996 huge Late December snow/Ice storm were both the second dip after a stronger La Nina. Pretty interesting even though La Nina doesn't get going strongly until later in the winter.<br /><br />If we get blasted this December, that would be a pretty interesting coincidence.Michael Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230219537755848399noreply@blogger.com