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A developing La Nina during the summer would likely lead to hotter than normal weather at some point during the summer in the Midwest and central part of the country, while the immediate west coast would see temperatures somewhat below normal as weak troughing takes up residence over the PNW.

The hiking trip in Bryce Canyon was fantastic. So much beauty, so little time. 2 full days of hiking was not enough to tackle all of the trails out there. Nonetheless, the weather turned out great and so did many pictures that I took. I was surprised as to how high the elevation was on these trails. Most, if not all, began near the 8,000ft level and had some pretty good descent. Every where the eye can see I was in awe by the dramatic beauty of the Canyon/National Park. The power of erosion by rain/snow/ice combo carves out these gorgeous columns of rock. About 2 weeks ago, we had some storm systems that traversed the region which dumped feet of snow in the area. Luckily, I was able to get a taste of what little snow was left over while I was there (you know I love my snow)! I highly recommend visiting this place. PM me if you want some insight.

I guess anything is possible, but remember that the hemispheric summer circulations are largely driven by the tropical forcings. So if forcing is where we'd expect it during a developing La Niña (IO/MT domain(s)), then there's little chance at obtaining a warmer than average pattern in your region one that occurs, given the majority of the height rises/ridging will occur offshore over the NPAC with forcing located there. The broad question is, will forcing become Niña like in late May/early June, or will it take until mid/late July? I suspect the latter will hold true, in this particular circumstance.

Looks super legit.

Going to be an extremely wet morning. I hated days like this 15-20 years ago, it meant 100% chance my baseball game would be rescheduled.

I thought overall would be just for people who forecast both since there were PDX and SEA individual winners. Not that it really matters of course, but regression to the mean gives a HUGE advantage to people who only forecast for one station the way you did it. They have half as many data points, so it's much easier to achieve extreme results (both good and bad.) Anyway, this contest . . . did not go well for me. We should definitely have more of these though. They are fun.

That thing west of Hillsburrito isn't ******* around.

FWIW, our last nocturnal thunderstorm event in April in the Portland area was April 29, 1992. Been awhile.

I was there when I was a kid! Its beautiful!