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SOI starting to go positive again...
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/soi2.shtml
Positive=La Nina.
Just sayin, get ready for another COLD winter... |
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good times lie ahead... |
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Thanks for the information Matt. So many things going against this winter being a pleasant one. Fortunately I love the cold.
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i love the cold and snow! |
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you guys better be careful what ya wish for.
DanG has attached this image:
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dan, u act like that is a bad scene in that pic. we had twice as much snow than that piled on top of cars last year...and it wasnt enough. |
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great pic though. |
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you can keep AALLLL of it |
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uhh, interestingly enough, southern california (Orange county, Riverside county, LA county, Inyo county, etc.), have had slightly below normal temps for most of the summer. Also the marine layer keeps coming back almost every day and that is rare this far into summer. It usually disappears after early July. It didn't get burned off today until about 1 PM...
Now I don't know what any of this means about a cold winter or whatever but it's something worth noting.
"The rain it raineth every day, and every night also -- week in and week out, from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, there is nothing but rain, rain, rain, 'The windows of heaven are opened up.' Pluvius, grieved at some earth-giving wrong, weeps as if he never would dry up." - Overland Press (Olympia, WA), December 1861 |
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And it keeps going more and more positive....
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/soi2.shtml
Just sayin'.... |
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That's looking like full on La Nina. Hunches are this is a CCOOLLDD winter, given everything that's going on (negative PDO, potential for more La Nina, lots of volcanic activity, deep solar minimum) |
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trust me, cold won't be the word
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got Firewood ?
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frigid? would that be better?
firewood? no, but i did stock up on some long johns and some fleece. ill be nice and toasty. |
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Got firewood, long johns, fleece, blankets, food, water, fuel, cash, guns, ammo, booze, etc? |
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yeah make sure you got booze for the long winter nights.
And if you're gonna be outside a lot, get a pair of bunny boots. Although I doubt the weather in Seattle proper would warrant a pair of these...but you never know. I'm sure people in more continental climate would get a lot of use out of these.
http://west.loadup.com/military/surplus/30221.html
"The rain it raineth every day, and every night also -- week in and week out, from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, there is nothing but rain, rain, rain, 'The windows of heaven are opened up.' Pluvius, grieved at some earth-giving wrong, weeps as if he never would dry up." - Overland Press (Olympia, WA), December 1861 |
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a good woman will keep u warm also. cant live with 'em, cant live without 'em, lol. |
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Still very positive in October:
www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/soi2.shtml
Original Image: www.bom.gov.au
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I guess this might not be the time to move to the Rocky Mountains for the first winter in a while. Oh well, got wood, propane and guns, food, the necessities for sure, and a tight warm abode. Snow might be a problem but with two 4X4 and good tires I don't think it will be too bad. At least it is different than Arizona for the winter, and the summers are much better.
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MountainManMike
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its going to be a great winter out here in the rockies...if u like cold and snow. |
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Here too in the PNW! It's been raining all day today. At different rates of course but it's been a real soaker today. And for the forseeable future as well. Just look at the Pacific satellite.
I just hope all these systems coming out of Asia aren't carrying stuff with them.
"The rain it raineth every day, and every night also -- week in and week out, from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, there is nothing but rain, rain, rain, 'The windows of heaven are opened up.' Pluvius, grieved at some earth-giving wrong, weeps as if he never would dry up." - Overland Press (Olympia, WA), December 1861 |
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MountainManMike
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it will be interesting to see what happens with the sun starting to become active again. |
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