Sentences with phrase «average winter wet»

An above - average winter wet season was needed to make a significant dent in the drought, but the year ended around normal.

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Until then, says agency public affairs officer Lisa Iams, «We are keeping our fingers crossed that this winter is wetter than average.»

The findings could serve as a warning sign that engineers need to design stronger structures, especially as glide avalanches may become more frequent: Warmer winters in the future may cause snowpacks to become, on average, wetter and denser than those seen in winters of recent decades.

This winter is likely to be wetter and warmer than average, thanks to a strong El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean

Whether this is good news or bad news depends on where you are: For Californians, the prospect of a top - tier El Niño boosts the hopes for a & wetter - than - average winter, which is desperately needed after four years of record - setting drought.

The Pacific Northwest should brace 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, according to the annual Winter Outlook released today by NOAA's Climate Prediction Cwinter, while most of the South and Southeast will be warmer and drier than average through February 2011, according to the annual Winter Outlook released today by NOAA's Climate Prediction CWinter Outlook released today by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.

Fall is crisp and cool, still ideal for outdoor activities, while winters are wet, but moderate, with seasonal temperature averaging 4 °C (39 °F).

The upcoming winter is likely to be a mild and dry one for the West and the Upper Midwest, while parts of the Southeast may see cooler and wetter than average conditions, according to the official U.S. winter outlook issued Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

In making its seasonal prediction, forecasters cautioned that there are large portions of the country for which there are no clear indications whether it will be a warmer, colder, wetter, or drier than average winter, largely due to a fickle El Niño event that may have petered out too early to have much of an impact on North American winter weather.

17 El Nino verses La Nina El Niño La Niña Trade winds weaken Warm ocean water replaces offshore cold water near South America Irregular intervals of three to seven years Wetter than average winters in NC La Niña Normal conditions between El Nino events When surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific are colder than average The southern US is usually warmer and dryer in climate

These aspects might just mean that the effects on the climate in the southern tier of states should be as expected for a moderately strong El Nino instead of an outright strong one, so that we would still expect above - average probabilities for a wet winter in the southern tier.

Wet weather in winter usually means temperatures have been mild, and the UK mean temperature up to 28 January was 4.9 C (41F)- 1.2 C above average.

CSIRO were adamant in 2009 that the trend was indicating «drying up», particularly in Autumn & BoM's 2013 winter / spring forecast was 80 % probability of wetter than average.

It has been a pretty cold winter in the Northern Hemisphere (and it is the yearly average that matters when it comes to putting a point on this line) our summer hasn't been that hot; we are now getting tropical weather in Victoria (hot wet instead of hot dry).

It will always come back to the fact that, nominally, it's all about the Sun — e.g., Farmers Almanac is predicting another cold wet winter despite the increase over the years in the amount of atmospheric CO2: No region will see prolonged spells of above - normal temperatures; only near the West and East Coasts will temperatures average close to normal.

In fact, it's hard to envision a set of mid-November observations and model output that would lead to higher confidence in a wetter - than - average California winter than the ones currently in place.

I ran an analysis of the 22 El Niño events in California since 1950 and discovered virtually no direct relationship between the phenomenon, which often lasts about a year, and a wetter than average winter season in California.