COLDER AIR GROWS IN CANADA
Written By: Scott Hetsko
One of our dedicated blog readers was looking for an updated temperature map for Canada. You can see how cold the air is toward the Northern Latitudes. No surprise here as we expect the air to grow colder now that the amount of sunlight is diminishing rapidly as we head toward astronomical fall.
Don't get too excited snow lovers, our first serious snow talk is still at least 6-10 weeks away.
I like the cold and snow, but I wouldn't want to live way up there on that map. 30's and 40's already this time of year is just WAY too early. They can have it up there. But i'm guessing the Inuit folks don't mind it one bit.
ReplyDeleteI just pray it is not a winter like last year where every storm missed us.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't bank on that this year. Not with a vigorous La Nina. Expect MANY storms to track up the Ohio Valley right toward Western New York. Unfortunately, we might have a decent number of storms putting us on the warmer side for a time; possibly a lot of mixed bag storms eventually changing to snow toward the end. I think we'll have an active northern brach this year, as well, allowing for many episodes of alberta clippers that keep the lake machine going. This is my UN-professional opinion, though. I'm not trying to speak for the true experts.
ReplyDeleteStorms going to our West? That is what happend last year several times.
ReplyDeletenot really. Most storms went to our south and east last year. A few storms going to our west isn't unusual, but it's when it becomes a reoccuring pattern in the depths of winter that it gets annoying for snow lovers. The last time that happened was the last La Nina winter of 2007-08. One storm after another tracked either just over WNY or just to our west. It seems impossible to get a pure snowstorm that year. We did make it to slightly above average that year, though.
ReplyDeleteMost La Nina winters result in snowy winters for Rochester. I think over 100" will be easy this upcoming Winter due to an active storm track as well as lake effect. The mid atlantic coast will likely get a lot LESS snow than last Winter.
ReplyDeleteScott, have you seen JB's thoughts on severe 1970's-like winters beginning in 2012? Is it all a bunch of nonsense or could he be on to something?
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