And believe it or not, that February when it hit 80 here, I was out in Coachella (Palm Springs) CA freezing because the trough was out west.
That winter I was trucking coast to coast, and whenever I was home, the trough was in the east and the ridge out west. A week later I'd be out in Southern California and the trough would be out there and the ridge would be here.
No matter where I was it was cold. I couldn't win for nothing...lol