tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post7925801085869625018..comments2024-03-28T03:08:44.068-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Is Winter Over?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59394128363807979022015-02-12T07:51:21.148-08:002015-02-12T07:51:21.148-08:00Last year projections show a strong El Niño, then ...Last year projections show a strong El Niño, then weakening. I Am wondering if that was more of a timeline since we had a relative wet December, and virtually nothing since. Also, what influence does a big monsoon season have(like last summer)?<br />I am in SoCal.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651056516781418774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18939003885243710672015-02-10T14:07:19.921-08:002015-02-10T14:07:19.921-08:00Hi Cliff...
When I said in an earlier comment tha...Hi Cliff...<br /><br />When I said in an earlier comment that temperatures are rising steadily I meant in a broad sense. Globally, the 00's were warmer than the 90's, which were warmer than the 80's, which were warmer than the 70's. There is climatic noise in the system, patterns that have to do with climate, there is uneven heating of the globe. But over time the excess heat trapped in the system has exchanged to a degree from area to area and from air to water and to land. This excess heat is now, <i>to some degree</i>, part of most every global air temperature.Bill Reiswighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750634817564055072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63843335857986809162015-02-09T21:21:49.225-08:002015-02-09T21:21:49.225-08:00What year is represented by the red line?What year is represented by the red line?MollyTrolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639026061880653066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71690500720074917372015-02-09T19:43:14.974-08:002015-02-09T19:43:14.974-08:00Cliff,
Snowstorm wallops Boston with 20 more inc...Cliff, <br /><br />Snowstorm wallops Boston with 20 more inches; breaking records. Any correlations to our lack of snow? clive boultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368132383395164003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72497405030259302402015-02-09T19:27:56.624-08:002015-02-09T19:27:56.624-08:00The frogs started here in Stanwood too. Bumble be...The frogs started here in Stanwood too. Bumble bees are out too.<br />It's a little earlier than usual.<br />A long time ago they would have called this a blessing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577272396321388790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54509482080601992522015-02-09T18:21:01.619-08:002015-02-09T18:21:01.619-08:00Bill,
My next blog will attempt to explain this...Bill,<br /> My next blog will attempt to explain this issue. The earth is not warming steadily and different parts of the globe warm at a different rate. A key issue is whether this event would have happened without global warming...the answer I believe is yes. Of course, there is a minor contribution of general warming, but that is dwarfed in this case by natural variability...cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81237847900684988602015-02-09T13:58:20.750-08:002015-02-09T13:58:20.750-08:00Cliff...
The oceans and atmosphere have been stea...Cliff...<br /><br />The oceans and atmosphere have been steadliy warming for decades. That extra heat is stored in both our atmosphere and our oceans. You can explain the our warm winter as resulting from a particular arrangement of ocean currents, a warm "blob" of offshore water, atmospheric patterns and that explaination can make perfect sense. But that extra heat has diffused throughout the system at this point and I think its impossible to say definitively that some component of our current temperature at any given poing does not have some amount of that extra heat. That just does not make sense to me from a simple understanding of heat mixing thoughout our systems. I await your explaination with interest.Bill Reiswighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750634817564055072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82514715729298379372015-02-09T11:40:24.432-08:002015-02-09T11:40:24.432-08:00Can I pose a new topic question?
What can you say ...Can I pose a new topic question?<br />What can you say about the dirty rain that fell in eastern Washington on Friday? Some say it came from a Russian volcano, others from a dust storm in Nevada. Just curious how the winds were able to carry the particulates that far. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275580535017975456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82958119627868995872015-02-09T10:24:27.762-08:002015-02-09T10:24:27.762-08:00Correct me if I'm wrong Cliff, but last year a...Correct me if I'm wrong Cliff, but last year at this time the pacific warm blob's influence was considered small but building, currently - large but deteriorating. Next winter should hopefully be right around normal? Re: Lovejoy, don't go anywhere!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963697592838804988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24918003494618532092015-02-09T10:08:59.452-08:002015-02-09T10:08:59.452-08:00Anyone know where I can see what the freezing leve...Anyone know where I can see what the freezing level in the Cascades has been this winter? If it's consistently high, especially during winter, I'm concerned we'll get glacial melt - compounded by low snowfall, high rainfall. That's a potential for a large volume of water and mud flowing downhill. I wonder if we can expect to see more large events like the Oso slide.roxkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306729836973955089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44722821540644011742015-02-09T08:59:56.594-08:002015-02-09T08:59:56.594-08:00This is our second winter with Anna's hummingb...This is our second winter with Anna's hummingbirds that never left. We're up north of Bellingham, close to the Cascade foothills and in the Fraser outflow path. The pond frogs started their night time courting a couple weeks ago, and I cut my first daffodil last night.<br /><br />I do recall a few late snow flurries though, once on April 1st even. Who can say...Joanna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480011652053796323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16799352513692951722015-02-08T23:01:18.891-08:002015-02-08T23:01:18.891-08:00Bill,
No...I don't think that global warmi...Bill,<br /> No...I don't think that global warming has anything to do with our warm winter...something I will explain in a future blog..cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-38182420420960065442015-02-08T23:01:17.185-08:002015-02-08T23:01:17.185-08:00Bill,
No...I don't think that global warmi...Bill,<br /> No...I don't think that global warming has anything to do with our warm winter...something I will explain in a future blog..cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32799094296534461412015-02-08T22:24:38.230-08:002015-02-08T22:24:38.230-08:00" This is not some kind of global warming whe..." This is not some kind of global warming where everyone experiences higher temperatures."... That's kind of an interesting quote, Cliff. I don't think we've every yet had a situation where everyone experiences higher temperatures simultaneously yet. There is always some part of the globe that is experiencing below normal temperatures. And yet, 2014 was the warmest temperature ever measured since modern temperature taking began. And 2014 was also one of the warmest ever in Washington's history. Certainly, some significant component of our very very warm winter is resulting from climate change. Bill Reiswighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750634817564055072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61762617590821916352015-02-08T18:05:56.631-08:002015-02-08T18:05:56.631-08:00I live just SE of Chehalis, up about 600 feet. I s...I live just SE of Chehalis, up about 600 feet. I started hearing frogs, two weeks ago. Had a bee swarm in my potting shed, week before last. A wasp paddling around in a water bucket. The Wooly Bear caterpillars have not disappeared at all, this winter. Omens, signs, miracles and wonders. :-)<br /><br />Last year the hummingbirds showed up just before the 15th of March. I thought I'd hang them on the first, this year. Maybe even earlier. LewLewisLucanBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984499354944952497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60241516205714030522015-02-08T11:57:03.777-08:002015-02-08T11:57:03.777-08:00I've been living in Seattle for over 21 years ...I've been living in Seattle for over 21 years and it's been my observation that it's not uncommon to have a "snow event" in March.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148024432648313114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-554594934369394732015-02-08T10:23:37.194-08:002015-02-08T10:23:37.194-08:00I know there is no conclusive evidence that the no...I know there is no conclusive evidence that the non-wintery winter weather we've been experiencing is the result of human caused climate change. But is there conclusive evidence that it is not?GeoffBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328569113469529633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13856905788907014902015-02-07T22:32:18.962-08:002015-02-07T22:32:18.962-08:00The persistently high SST's (sea surface tempe...The persistently high SST's (sea surface temperatures) have happened before. I don't have access to data at this time, but from what I've heard from other meteorologists is this happened back in '57, '58, and '76,77 and '78. This warm pool in the North Pacific seems to come about with either a PDO change like in '76. The PDO changed again to negative about five years ago and when it did, this warm pool showed up in the north central Pacific ocean and has been moving in our general direction. It is now on our coastline. When it dissipates, winter will return with a vengeance (and maybe with a La Nina to boot).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823060129044645985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14875338875143004502015-02-07T20:36:58.544-08:002015-02-07T20:36:58.544-08:00Patricia Lovejoy said...
"I live in east...Patricia Lovejoy said...<br /><br /> "I live in eastern Oregon"<br /><br />Patricia, Eastern Oregon is one of the most diverse beautiful places on the planet. The East Coast can't compare. Weather is cyclical and winter will return! Anywhere in Eastern Oregon above 5,000ft should get a lot of snow. The Wallowa's are my personal fav's. Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372486456777065821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22718631700103440052015-02-07T19:05:37.008-08:002015-02-07T19:05:37.008-08:00If the snow is what you want, move to the Rockies....If the snow is what you want, move to the Rockies.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283520139228675119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83918120629410384282015-02-07T18:07:21.025-08:002015-02-07T18:07:21.025-08:00I live in eastern Oregon and these warm winters ar...I live in eastern Oregon and these warm winters are starting to drive me crazy. I am looking to move somewhere with more snow, but would be sad to leave Oregon.<br /><br />I am considering moving to Montana or Vermont, but would rather move to the Blue Mountains in Oregon at about the 5000 foot level. <br /><br />With this warming trend seeming to be an ongoing problem, will there be consistent snow in the Blue Mountains in the future, or should I just move back East? Their snow seems more consistent.<br /><br />I know no one knows for sure, but where would be the best bet for future snow? I appreciate any help you can give me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015546100453636754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70779676088155525672015-02-07T12:20:35.655-08:002015-02-07T12:20:35.655-08:00Yep, my lawn is starting to look like hay, too wet...Yep, my lawn is starting to look like hay, too wet to mow, might have to bring in some sheep!Greg Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592369935619903377noreply@blogger.com