Jul 19, 2021
5:36:52pm
5:36:52pm
No, that's not what I'm thinking, and that's not what happens with Nina/Nino events.
El Nino normally makes the jet stream go further south in the winter, thereby giving the Southwest above-normal winter precip and making the PNW drier than normal.
La Nina keeps the jet stream further north in the winter, thereby giving the PNW above-normal precip and making the Southwest drier than normal.
La Nina keeps the jet stream further north in the winter, thereby giving the PNW above-normal precip and making the Southwest drier than normal.
Originally posted on Jul 19, 2021 at 5:36:52pm
Message modified by SingleStrapBackpack on Jul 19, 2021 at 5:39:23pm
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7/19/21 4:42pm
That's generally how summer storms are here. Spring and fall will showcase rainy days, though this spring
7/19/21 4:43pm
7/19/21 4:53pm
We're in year 2 of the La Nina weather pattern at the moment. Cooler than average ocean temps in the Pacific are
7/19/21 5:01pm
Are you sure we're in a 2-year La Nina pattern? That's supposed to result in cooler temps and above-normal precip in the
7/19/21 5:17pm