I offered that up, and Tip refuted it.....feels the ability ENSO to force is compromised all around.
I am confident that this la nina is at least somewhat coupled, though.
Soon to be hurricane DELTA....poised to explode before threatening NO as a minimal to moderate cane.
https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2020/10/delta-poised-to-become-hurricane-and.html
I would be surprised if January was a good retention month like January 2009...I think I cracked freezing like once in a month. But I would see some decent snows amidst inferior retention.
I could see a late season recovery, but I'm not baking that into the snow totals this go around....small changes in timing can destroy the outlook, as I saw last year. Gotta be careful after two consecutive snowfall forecasts busted too high.
Yea....I wonder, though because the most prolific gradient seasons, 2007 and 1970 had very similar drastically negative QBOs. Certainly not a deal breaker, though.
Fits with the idea of mid winter suckage.
I could see a late season revival, but I don't think I am going to make my forecast dependent upon it. Last season it ruined what was otherwise a good forecast because it came a few weeks too late.
2007 is an extremely good ENSO analog with respect to structure. Yes, ONI weaker, but MEI is dead-nuts on... like I said, the QBO is iffy (keep your pants on, Jeff).
24SEP2008 21.3 0.8 25.1 0.2 26.4-0.4 28.1-0.6
23SEP2020 19.6-0.8 23.6-1.2 25.7-1.0 28.1-0.5
East to west......I like that region 1.2 is so much colder than 2008, and it cooled back .4C in the latest update, after having warmed.
I think 2008 is a pretty good match with respect to QBO....that is the chink in the 2007 armor, though.
Raindance was claiming that direction of QBO trend is as important as state, which I am not so sure about...I asked for evidence, but never got a response.