In our almanac entry (see Almanac, Nov. 29), we looked at how La Nina might have affected the winter of 1955-56.
A moderate to strong La Nina, a cooling of the surface waters in the the equatorial Pacific, is under way right now, and it almost certainly will affect the upcoming winter.
How? No one knows precisely, but the general opinion is that after December, the winter will turn mild.
Tony Gigi, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, took a look at how winters correlated with past La Ninas.
You can find his analysis here.
You'll note that La Nina winters tend to have less snow than usual and a scarcity of big storms.
Comments (1)
Hope Mr. Gigi is not the same person who predicted an active hurricane season for the past 2 years..
Posted by steve | November 29, 2007 12:38 PM
Posted on November 29, 2007 12:38