Topic: Warm Winter?

[Russell797]

For my location, Lowell MA

Last January averaged 8.9 F warmer than average according to my records.
This November +5.5 F & so far this December +7.9 F .

Weak EL NIŅO conditions and zonal upper air flow across the Northern US should continue a milder the average winter for most of us.

See ENSO Discussion: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/

[anchorageweather]

Warm indeed.

[BfdWx]

Some talk about a change towards the middle of next week for the NE. Still a slim hope for a white X-Mas!

[Russell797]

My departure from normal temperature for the month of December was:
+8.2F
This following November's:
+5.5F

The unusually mild conditions continue here in the Northeast US.

It would be interesting to see what departures from normal in temperature other PWS owners have recorded.
A good source of Climate averages for most locations in the US can be found here: http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/climatenormals/climatenormals.pl?directive=prod_select2&prodtype=CLIM81&subrnum=

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[Russell797]

And this just in from the NWS:

RECORD EVENT REPORT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 600 AM EST MON JAN 01 2007

...WARMEST FINISH OF ANY YEAR IN BOSTON...

...WARMEST DECEMBER AND WARMEST NOVEMBER-DECEMBER COMBINATION  RECORDED AT BOSTON/S LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 2006 WAS 41.1 DEGREES IN  BOSTON. THIS BEATS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 40.7 DEGREES SET IN 1990.  THE NORMAL DECEMBER MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 34.8 DEGREES WITH A DECEMBER 2006 DEPARTURE OF +6.3 DEGREES.

IN ADDITION...THE COMBINED AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR NOVEMBER AND  DECEMBER 2006 WAS APPROXIMATELY 45.1 DEGREES. THIS BEATS THE  PREVIOUS RECORD OF 44.6 DEGREES SET DURING THE COMBINED MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1990.

THERE WERE 19 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE  TEMPERATURES FROM DECEMBER 10TH THROUGH DECEMBER 28TH AND  24 DAYS ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN DECEMBER 2006.

OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1872.

Boston is about 30 miles southeast of Lowell.

[weathergirl]

We may still get winter:

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=26025

[Anthony]

Well if that is the case it wont't get started here in WV intil atleast next Tuesday. Forecasting 40's today and the fifties thru sun and back to 40's on Monday. I my self will disagree. This will be a true El Nino winter, mild and wet. Atleast for my neck of the woods.

[Russell797]

Well, this very odd winter season persists in New England. Although the second half of January was below normal for temperature the month on average was still 6.2 degrees above normal.
Thats:
Nov. : +5.5
Dec. : +8.2
Jan.  : +6.2

Also, I have measured only 2.8" of snow for the season in Lowell.
The nearest official snow total is from Bedford, MA (12 miles distant) counting only 2.9" for Jan.,  which sets a new record for low snowfall. Old record 4.9" (1988-89.

[Russell797]

Here is the 06-07 winter season summary for Southern New England issued by the Taunton, MA NWS office. Again, warmer and somewhat drier than the climatological average across the region.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/climate/pns/winterSumFor2006-07.txt