How Off Was NOAA’s Winter 2015 Outlook for the USA? Last Fall, NOAA created outlooks for both precipitation and temperatures in the USA. Their models strongly reflected El Nino patterns as an El Nino was expected to show up. El Nino didn’t end up showing up until last week. What NOAA did get right was a warmer than average West. This translated into above average temperatures for much of the winter along with rain in the place of snow when precipitation moved in. Much of the American West had a rough ski season with Washington, Oregon, and California having especially bad winters. […] SnowBrains | March 17, 2015 0 Comments
2015 Winter Weather Forecast by the Farmers Almanac: The famous Farmers’ Almanac just released their 2015 Winter Weather Forecast for 2015 today. The Farmersโ Almanac has been in continuous publication since 1818. Today, itโs circulation is still around 4 million copies per year. Itโs produced by the Almanac Publishing Company in Lewiston, Maine and was originally founded in […] SnowBrains | August 25, 2014 12 Comments