[Vision2020] Jan. 2011: Moscow Continues Below Average Precipitation for 2010-11 Winter, Despite La Nina

[Paul Rumelhart]

This has been a strange year.  Much of the snow I assumed would fall here has 
apparently fallen in the mid-west and in the east.  A couple of weeks ago, there 
was snow in almost every state.  It looks to me like the arctic air (except for 
the last couple of days) has been coming south on the other side of the 
Rockies.  We're in some kind of strange little bubble, at least for the moment.  
There is still a lot of potential weather left to come before (and possibly 
after) Spring arrives.

Paul



----- Original Message ----
From: Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 9:43:07 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Jan. 2011: Moscow Continues Below Average Precipitation 
for 2010-11 Winter, Despite La Nina

La Nina in the Pacific ocean usually indicates above average
precipitation for a Northwest US winter.  There were predictions early
this winter season to expect a very snowy and/or rainy winter.  Yet
Moscow, Idaho has had significantly below historical average
precipitation for Nov./Dec. 2010 and Jan. 2011.  Moscow had 2.36
inches of precipitation in Jan. 2011, well below the historical
average of 2.99 inches, according to the weather.com website below:

http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/monthly/83843?month=-1
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