For reasons unknown, the winter of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 featured a very deep Aleutian low that was shifted further eastward of it's normal position into the Eastern North Pacific / Gulf of Alaska, leading to a very warm downstream ridge for much of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The same pattern occurred last winter as well. I'm hoping those record warm winters for the Great Lakes that we've seen in recent years are coming to an end and the pacific ocean will be shifting into a pattern where the Aleutian low is shifted back to it's normal position south/southwest of the Aleutian chain and we will see more North Pacific/Gulf of Alaska ridging which will deliver colder bursts into the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest.
ty Michael
For reasons unknown, the winter of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 featured a very deep Aleutian low that was shifted further eastward of it's normal position into the Eastern North Pacific / Gulf of Alaska, leading to a very warm downstream ridge for much of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The same pattern occurred last winter as well. I'm hoping those record warm winters for the Great Lakes that we've seen in recent years are coming to an end and the pacific ocean will be shifting into a pattern where the Aleutian low is shifted back to it's normal position south/southwest of the Aleutian chain and we will see more North Pacific/Gulf of Alaska ridging which will deliver colder bursts into the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest.
SE of Indy we are going on 9 weeks with no rain.
again? why? is always the same thing every single year snow for the west, rain for the east I mean we all should know all this by now