Our warming planet
From the Whittier (California)
Daily News:
Temperatures continue well below average in Southern California
It hasn't been the coolest summer on record, but it's been close, forecasters say.
The average temperature in July was 79 degrees, five degrees below normal, and the first eight days of this month also have been five to six degrees below normal, weather experts said.
And the reason:
"We normally get this kind of weather pattern when we are transitioning from an El Ni�o year to a La Ni�a year," National Weather Service meteorologist Jaimie Meier said. "It sets up this trough of moisture over the West Coast, and that's what's been happening. We end up with cooler-than-normal temperatures and cooler coastal waters."
And with La Ni�a coming in, this means that the Pacific Northwest will revert back to its normal snowfall levels. Good for skiing...
Posted by DaveH at August 10, 2010 4:59 PM