2014/15 Winter Outlook by PowderChasers There have only been a total of 20 El Nino events since 1950. El Nino generally refers to warming of the waters along the Equatorial Pacific. This year had a distinct warming of the ocean waters in the Spring, and a slight decrease in Mid-Summer. The late summer/early fall data showed a warming trend with higher confidence of an El Nino winter. The big question is the strength? My best analysis is a weak El Nino during the early winter months with a general decrease from Mid Winter to Spring 2015. The monsoon moisture has been bringing record rains to Arizona, New Mexico and other areas that have seen a multi year drought. We had epic […] Weather SnowBrains | September 8, 2014 1 Comment
Official NOAA 2014/15 Winter Weather Forecast for the USA: NOAA has released an official winter weather forecast for 2014/15. They are still showing an El Nino pattern with below average precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and Above average precipitation in the Pacific Southwest. They are also forecasting above average temperatures in the northern half of the country along with below average temperatures in New Mexico and Texas. This forecast is looking good for Taos, New Mexico. It’s very remarkable how similar all of these forecast maps look. Most all show the same thing: warm and dry to the north, cooler and wet to the south. […] Weather SnowBrains | August 17, 2014 4 Comments
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