It may be the middle of summer, but are you already dreaming of a white Christmas (just like the ones you used to know)? If so, stop dreaming now, as this is 2020, and literally nothing is going the way we want. What do we mean? Just like the rest of this year, winter 2020 is expected to go against the grain and be both warm and dry:
It’s official: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just released its winter 2020 predictions for Colorado, and it is going to be both warm and dry.
Flickr/James Marvin Phelps
According to the NOAA’s report, winter 2020 has a 50-55% chance of a La Niña developing beginning in the fall and lasting through winter, making for above-average temperatures.
NASA image by Jesse Allen/Wikimedia Commons
As per the NOAA, La Niña is “sometimes referred to as the cold phase of ENSO and El Niño as the warm phase of ENSO,” which can have “large-scale impacts not only on ocean processes, but also on global weather and climate.”
NOAA/Wikimedia Commons
Translating to the “Little Girl” in Spanish, La Niña occurs via periods of below-average sea surface temperatures along the east-central Equatorial Pacific, and tend to be the opposite of El Niño (warm water in the Pacific Ocean).
Flickr/CAJC: in the PNW
While one may think that warm temperatures along the Pacific Ocean would equate to a more temperate climate, that is not always true, as, during a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer in the Southeast and cooler in the Northwest.
Flickr/Keith Burton
For more information on the NOAA and its annual weather predictions, please visit their website.
Flickr/Michael Levine-Clark
Whether or not this winter is warmer than usual is still up in the air, but we want to hear your thoughts: Do you prefer a mild winter or a white Christmas? Let us know in the comments! If you want to live in the moment and enjoy the Colorado summertime, check out A Trip To An Outdoor Paradise In Colorado, Fruita, May Just Be The Perfect Long Weekend Getaway.
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It’s official: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just released its winter 2020 predictions for Colorado, and it is going to be both warm and dry.
Flickr/James Marvin Phelps
According to the NOAA’s report, winter 2020 has a 50-55% chance of a La Niña developing beginning in the fall and lasting through winter, making for above-average temperatures.
NASA image by Jesse Allen/Wikimedia Commons
As per the NOAA, La Niña is “sometimes referred to as the cold phase of ENSO and El Niño as the warm phase of ENSO,” which can have “large-scale impacts not only on ocean processes, but also on global weather and climate.”
NOAA/Wikimedia Commons
Translating to the “Little Girl” in Spanish, La Niña occurs via periods of below-average sea surface temperatures along the east-central Equatorial Pacific, and tend to be the opposite of El Niño (warm water in the Pacific Ocean).
Flickr/CAJC: in the PNW
While one may think that warm temperatures along the Pacific Ocean would equate to a more temperate climate, that is not always true, as, during a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer in the Southeast and cooler in the Northwest.
Flickr/Keith Burton
For more information on the NOAA and its annual weather predictions, please visit their website.
Flickr/Michael Levine-Clark
Whether or not this winter is warmer than usual is still up in the air, but we want to hear your thoughts: Do you prefer a mild winter or a white Christmas? Let us know in the comments! If you want to live in the moment and enjoy the Colorado summertime, check out A Trip To An Outdoor Paradise In Colorado, Fruita, May Just Be The Perfect Long Weekend Getaway.
Flickr/James Marvin Phelps
NASA image by Jesse Allen/Wikimedia Commons
NOAA/Wikimedia Commons
Flickr/CAJC: in the PNW
Flickr/Keith Burton
Flickr/Michael Levine-Clark
