tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4548745940016621229..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Wayward La NinaCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46090849946697449422012-02-04T16:22:27.720-08:002012-02-04T16:22:27.720-08:00Cliff...I wonder if there is a typo in this phrase...Cliff...I wonder if there is a typo in this phrase from the beginning of your post? "With an upper level ridge overhead and the associated high pressure to the west of us..." Should that be "to the east of us"?<br /><br />Love the blog, thanks so much!Linda Khandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098352012481968184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64171996471222212052012-02-02T08:46:21.246-08:002012-02-02T08:46:21.246-08:00Cliff Mass will you talk about sunshine? Do weath...Cliff Mass will you talk about sunshine? Do weather models suggest we will get any amount of warm sunny days this summer? Last summer seemed so mild, cold even, and not very sunny. Thanks, ps we love your blog !jamiemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054505885733720592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-33829250386399942952012-02-02T07:35:18.130-08:002012-02-02T07:35:18.130-08:00On a different topic but a current one, the freezi...On a different topic but a current one, the freezing weather storm in Europe was named/sponsored by the Mini Cooper mfr. The BBC article said the university that names these "vortices" is the only one outside the US to do so. Where in the US is this done? This is not just assigning a first name to a hurricane. This is a monetary sponsorship that helps fund a university in Germany. Is it also a university in the US? or a commercial venture?TreeTimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157450126449913269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4880496291973083822012-02-01T18:36:41.254-08:002012-02-01T18:36:41.254-08:00Great post. There are factors missing, which I'...Great post. There are factors missing, which I'm sure is always the case with weather. The easy stamp would be global warming.Hinduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116796891563952356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8061828764458415402012-02-01T18:03:18.871-08:002012-02-01T18:03:18.871-08:00Deja vu, CPC does it again (although not as extrem...Deja vu, CPC does it again (although not as extreme). It amazes me having 98 percent confidence that the first 14 days of Feb. will be completely dry and warm, yet they still put EC for the month.<br /><br />I'm actually ok with that. But on Dec 1st, they didn't remove the above precip and below temps under the exact same scenerio for that month.Buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773392812050013355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45912810887034653112012-02-01T14:20:54.867-08:002012-02-01T14:20:54.867-08:00I wouldn't count on any prediction for ENSO co...I wouldn't count on any prediction for ENSO conditions for next winter. Historically, accurate predictions do not happen until after the "Spring barrier". In fact, last year at this time, MANY of the models were calling for an El Nino event. Obviously wrong.<br /><br />Klaus Wolter, who knows more about these events then anyone, points out that there have been 10 times in recorded history (since 1900) where there were two straight Nina winters. What happened the following winters? 4 times there was a 3rd Nina, 6 times there was a Nino, and there has yet to be a neutral year after two straight Nina's. <br />http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/enso/mei/mei.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820678979128941341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28634006882462866312012-02-01T12:03:03.115-08:002012-02-01T12:03:03.115-08:00I'm just hoping that this La Nina doesn't ...I'm just hoping that this La Nina doesn't give us a repeat of last spring, that was dreadful.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55671648341136615512012-02-01T11:02:43.931-08:002012-02-01T11:02:43.931-08:00And the same was predicted last year, La Nina tran...And the same was predicted last year, La Nina transitioning to a neutral year. I think I'll wait until Nov/Dec for that prediction.Seeingredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331583186350308695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86124143148307550312012-02-01T10:11:56.610-08:002012-02-01T10:11:56.610-08:00Well, I can't call this winter as a bust, myse...Well, I can't call this winter as a bust, myself, because most of us in western Washington <i>did</i> get a pretty good couple of lowland snow events (and an ice storm) out of this winter. And if you lived in Olympia or Chehalis, it was more than "pretty good": "epic" is more like it for those locations.<br /><br />For Portland and southward, however, it's definitely been a complete dud of a La Niña. Most of the time it was snowing or icing here, it was raining and in the 50s in the Willamette Valley. The whining from extreme weather fans on Mark Nelson's blog is getting deafening.blackcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492762206937450292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24472860391516121982012-02-01T09:06:42.433-08:002012-02-01T09:06:42.433-08:00I'm glad there will be a few dry days to deal ...I'm glad there will be a few dry days to deal with all the branches that came down during the ice storm. Any update on Leah?wanne1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17194227873777012011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77203126301348308492012-02-01T09:02:27.372-08:002012-02-01T09:02:27.372-08:00As a geologist, I can't imagine looking forwar...As a geologist, I can't imagine looking forward to the next big earthquake or landslide. Even though it's interesting to study, seems a bit short-sighted considering all the negative effects to property and personal safety. <br /><br />I love the blog, just never quite understand the "looking forward to storms" mentalityBen Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871029376487168286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41183546536912978352012-02-01T07:38:08.159-08:002012-02-01T07:38:08.159-08:00Sure hoping this nuetral time period will bring us...Sure hoping this nuetral time period will bring us a real upcoming summer, fall, winter, and spring. Especially a real fall and winter! I love stormy weather but have been so dissapointed with the last few winters around here! (and springs, and summers, and falls!)ILoveWinter!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15703499652749442706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-33156641473379339062012-01-31T22:14:19.245-08:002012-01-31T22:14:19.245-08:00Interesting. — My own general impression and theor...Interesting. — My own general impression and theory broader ENSO related, is that from this point forward, through until a peak centered generally between 2015 and 2017, things will move toward steadily more warm, annually, where considering the fuller span of the main equatorial Pacific, both sea-surface and above it. This, with both main higher latitudes greater regions, North and South, looked at more over-all, cooling correspondingly. — With this idea considered along with that that next year things will be shifting toward more neutral, both greater stores of cold north, together with a greater potential for basic moisture generation / production south - resulting, would certainly tend to lend to the idea of more intense storms.richard583https://www.blogger.com/profile/00415086002282750839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56607992335955986382012-01-31T22:01:16.114-08:002012-01-31T22:01:16.114-08:00I know there is no way to tell for certain, but ha...I know there is no way to tell for certain, but had the ridging been "as expected", would we have been SLAMMED with all of the stuff that has been hitting Alaska (although moderated by local conditions)....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com