You know, a few times in the past I have noticed that when the east USA was having a miserable winter, often out west things would be abnormally dry, and sometimes a bummer for the ski resort. Conversely, when the west was getting buried in snow, it was warmer than normal in the east.
But just a couple of days ago I was thinking: you know, often when it gets way colder than normal here in the deep south, they say that Canadian or arctic air has moved in. IOW, it did not stay up where it normally belongs, and moved south to visit us. So, I was wondering since this has been such a warm winter here in the east, what is happening up closer to the Arctic. Then I just happened to come across this just now(some one has been hogging all the cold air):
" In general, when Alaska is experiencing colder-than-normal weather for an extended period of time in the winter season, it is usually warmer-than-normal in the eastern US. Indeed, this adage has been observed this month as warmer-than-normal conditions have persisted in the eastern US while Alaska has shivered. ..............................In March of 2016, they actually had to import snow from outside of the metro area to create enough cover for dog teams to slide through the downtown area. During this month, the temperature in Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, fell below zero on 16 of the first 21 days, averaging about 20 degrees below normal. In Fairbanks, Alaska’s third-most populous city, they have recorded 10 days of minus 30° (F), the longest such stretch since 2012........................next week and could drop to as low as 50° below in interior sections of Alaska. In fact, all indications are that colder-than-normal weather conditions will continue for at least the next couple of weeks.'
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/01/...lhAp96PA0i69Lc
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