Texas SpeedDiva
12-03-2008, 12:12 PM
Winter doesn’t officially arrive until Sunday, December 21, 2008, however, Mother Nature doesn’t seem to be checking the calendar. The cold temperatures have arrived and arrived early. The last two weeks of November were chilly to downright cold across the United Sates and into Canada. Looking at past weather patterns, the U.S. hasn’t seen a November like this in nearly 20 years.
The overall pattern right now is very similar to the late fall/early winter of 1989-90. In that year, the first half of November was unusually balmy across much of the nation. Then, on November 16, a long line of severe thunderstorms swept through the central and eastern states, producing an outbreak of tornadoes in Alabama. Farther to the north in Newburgh, NY, tornado-strength winds blew down a freestanding cafeteria wall, killing eight students and injuring 18 others. Though the event was officially recorded as a F1 tornado, it was later determined that it was actually an intense downburst. ......
So. . . if this pattern is repeating now, it "could" mean that after a frigid December, the rest of the winter might actually turn rather mild.
Will this actually happen? The Farmers' Almanac winter forecast is projecting colder-than-normal weather will persist for the next several months.
Stay tuned! Remember, "Numb's" the word!
--- Caleb Weatherbee, Farmers' Almanac Prognosticator
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/a/will-this-winters-weather-be-a-repeat-of-198990
The overall pattern right now is very similar to the late fall/early winter of 1989-90. In that year, the first half of November was unusually balmy across much of the nation. Then, on November 16, a long line of severe thunderstorms swept through the central and eastern states, producing an outbreak of tornadoes in Alabama. Farther to the north in Newburgh, NY, tornado-strength winds blew down a freestanding cafeteria wall, killing eight students and injuring 18 others. Though the event was officially recorded as a F1 tornado, it was later determined that it was actually an intense downburst. ......
So. . . if this pattern is repeating now, it "could" mean that after a frigid December, the rest of the winter might actually turn rather mild.
Will this actually happen? The Farmers' Almanac winter forecast is projecting colder-than-normal weather will persist for the next several months.
Stay tuned! Remember, "Numb's" the word!
--- Caleb Weatherbee, Farmers' Almanac Prognosticator
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/a/will-this-winters-weather-be-a-repeat-of-198990