In other weather news, HR 6093, the Weather Reauthorization Act, has passed the U.S. House Science Committee and appears poised for a pass in the House and Senate. https://science.house.gov/bills?ID=BC6A9B3A-4B0B-4F80-B877-37C02C34ECC3
After getting burned for several years, I'm paying more attention to the pacific jet and the PDO. While it's just August, I'm happy to see this pool of warmer waters off the Inside Passage. Hopefully this persists and gets the east coast a few chances for snow this winter.