last winters Arctic oscillation was brutal even for my fruit trees down here. La Nina could give us a good indication for this year
Winter forecast to be cool and dry
By SUZETTE PORTER
Article published on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010
If NOAA forecasters are right, Floridians won’t experience record-setting cold temperatures this winter; however, rainfall is expected to be below normal, and drought conditions could return by spring.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its Winter Outlook Oct. 21. Forecasters said the Pacific Northwest should prepare for a colder and wetter than average winter, while most of the South and Southeast will be warmer and drier than average through February 2011.
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