rainsucks

The pattern being modeled for the 2nd half of June is looking pretty ugly. The GEPS in particular is just an absolute blowtorch, and this is just a taste of what's to come. Can't even being to imagine what will happen in July/August when boreal summer teleconnections mature, but we'll see.

Nah man, it’s not going to be the “it gets hot every year” type of heat, this year is different. It’s also not clear that this June will be “more moderate” yet.

I'm not a big heat fan myself, but I honestly think some of you are in denial, no offense. There isn't a single variable that will lead to the avoidance of a death ridge this year. Check out the SSTs/OHC in the Gulf/SE region. Speaks for itself.

100% expected actually given upcoming MJO progression/tropical forcing response. Won't last long tho, so enjoy.

DCA: +2.0 102 NYC: +1.8 100 BOS: +1.7 99 ORD: +2.4 104 ATL: +1.5 102 IAH: +2.0 107 DEN: +2.4 104 PHX: +1.8 120 SEA: +1.3 99

This summer (and likely autumn) is going to be a literal torch fest for the entire country (except Alaska), and it's actually starting to concern me. Even without factoring climate change into it, the state of tropical forcing and internal variability itself favors heat to a rather extreme degree this year. Enjoy the next few weeks because it's looking ugly afterwards. Worth noting that 1988 happens to be one of the better analogs for this summer, which is rather unfortunate as a modern 1988 regime would be potentially catastrophic.

I would not be surprised if this ends up being the hottest summer on record for this sub. Niña onset with descending +QBO is pretty much a guarantee for a blowtorch summer, though I don't think we see much in the way of extreme heat until later on in July/August.

none whatsoever here

so bad

It's been a wonderful spring here in the Midwest. Sorry to hear it hasn't been as nice on the EC.

I get that 2012 was technically warmer due to the freak March heatwave, but as a whole, I actually prefer this spring over 2012 in my area specifically.

This might just be the nicest spring I've ever experienced in my lifetime. Springs around these parts tend to not be very pleasant, but this one has been an exception for sure.

Still doesn't change the fact that it's been one of the warmest springs on record for this sub as a whole, with the mild (albeit on the wet side) pattern looking to continue for the foreseeable future.

AI models suggesting we see some legit heat towards the final week of the month. Either way, looks seasonable to above average for the most part.

good to see the models are still horrendously cold biased.

ORD is currently running a +2.4 departure and will likely finish around +3, good for a top 15 warmest April on record. That's a bit more than just "slightly above" imo.

that actually happened not too long ago in 2014 when ORD finished right at -5. But yeah, hard to imagine that happening now.

the incessant downplaying of warmth on this board is really starting to get old.

nah, he's right. It's been a notably warm and wet April across the region. Though northern Illinois seems to be a relative cool spot this month for some reason.

DCA: +1.7 NYC: +1.5 BOS: +1.0 ORD: +2.0 ATL: +1.5 IAH: +1.3 DEN: +1.5 PHX: 0.0 SEA: +1.0

I really don't understand what's tripping up the models. Can't ever recall this type of inconsistency before, very strange.

I never made any claims about this past weekend's (short-lived) cold shot being overdone. The one we're about to see, however, was 100% overdone by guidance (in both intensity AND duration), which I made very clear last week. Regardless, people shouldn't be complaining about this April as it's been quite nice for the most part. Unlike 2018 when nearly the entire month was stuck in a wintry pattern.

yep, there's been a clear warming trend for sure. Still receive a weenie from a useless poster for being objective, though.

I'm not even convinced yet that next week's will pan out as currently modeled by guidance. I'm not saying it won't, but the models continue to overdo the intensity of cold shots time and time again, so I'm a bit skeptical.

trolling needs to be more subtle than that, dude