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I read that tweet this morning and was wondering how long it would take you to embed it here La Niña is very comparable to last year...I feel like he is overstating the importance of the -IOD....we have had some incredible winters with a -IOD....it's not prohibitive in-and-of-Itself. The WPO was extremely positive last year and MY money is on LESS of an anomaly this year, but we shall see. The way I see it is that La Niña is extremely comparable to last year in terms of intensity, but more east-based. The west Pacific is also very comparable. JAS RONI is .63...JAS 2024 RONI was also .63. September 2024 WPO: 1.38 September 2025 WPO: 1.22

I like Wxbell's graphics the best....SV has just always had the best loading time, but that gap maybe closing.

I see what you are saying, but this is worse IMO....mischaractrerizing a storm due to mesoscale banding is more forgivable than lumping an entire season in with some of the least snowy when it was one of the more prolific just to the north.

You have a bad habit of applying your own back yard experience to everyone else. 2012-2013 was a fantastic season throughout SNE, with the largest blizzard since 1978.

@bluewaveWhich composite were you using to show the increased Pacific jet since 2018-2019? It doesn't seem that evident here...not doubting you. Just looking for a graphic that illustrates it better.

Full defense (mechanism) mode.

You were pretty pessimistic the last couple of years.

Don, excellent work. Defeitely jives with a lot my stuff. While I did see value in 2012-2013, I felt like there was a bit too much of a warm ENSO flavor for inclusion, at least early on in the season.

Yea, this is what I was getting at...I see what raindance is saying on it not mattering as much for the particulars, but it's tough to a great phase on the east coast without it. It can still happen if it's mainly N stream, bu that takes a lot of folks essentially out of the game.

I do see some signs that there maybe some late redevelopers.

Looks like Wxbell is beeffing up this season...soundings and faster load times, among other things.

-NAO can actually be more of a hinderance up here on average....but as we say, there are exceptions. NAO is often more about modulating duration up here. I think the PNA is actually pretty crucial to high-end events, especially south of NYC, but even up here to an extent. Tough to dig enough in the absence of a well placed ridge out by Idaho or there abouts.

The drought certainly hasn't been worsening in southern New England.

There is a reason why I void at least 3 times throughout the day before squatting.