snow drift

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1972-73 was a strong el niño. Judah should know that.

My brother always talks about 1996. He didn't have a thermometer, but it's the coldest he ever saw or felt up in Chesaw.

It depends on where you live. Hillyard and West Central have some crime issues, but Spokane's crime is mostly property crime. There isn't a lot of violent crime. I've talked to some former Tacoma and Seattle residents over the years. They all thought Spokane's crime was pretty tame when compared to Tacoma and Seattle.

People are still moving to the Seattle area. My brother is a construction foreman over in Western Washington. He never has any shortage of work. They just keep building and building.

I recommend Deer Park/Chattaroy and Newman Lake. Both are gorgeous areas with spectacular weather.

Cold water to the face...I did winterize the car. I flushed the radiator, got a new battery, replaced my tires, and had my front breaks serviced. Let's go!

We're near 60 on the 1st and in the 50s on the 2nd.

Can't wait to see the 00z model suites.

No doubt the 2nd half of the month will be colder than the 1st half.

February to March 2019 was really good. Otherwise mild has been the overall theme.

Things are starting out extremely mild this year. Tomorrow should be close to 60. Highs should be in the 30s. You would have really enjoyed 2016-17. It was a good old fashioned winter. It put me in mind of 1984-85. Feb-Mar 2019 was another really good wintry period. Maybe this year starts out slow. Who knows, right?

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/nao.shtml It's all there.

This December looks to start warm. Tomorrow could be close to 60. We already had snow on the ground in 1984.

December 2017 wasn't bad in Coeur d'Alene. 2011-2012 was ok.

I've seen people kick that one around.

They were both 2nd year -QBO la niñas.

1984-85 was a mod la nina with +pdo. It was a weird one.

A 2011-12 repeat would be good for you. Neither winter was completely awful, and neither one was a blockbuster.

2011-12 and 2017-18 are both good analogs from recent memory. My cuttoff is roughly 20-30 years.

It's not much of a stretch. 2011-12 and 2017-18 should both be analogs. Bastardi is throwing around 1984-85. Everybody loves super sexy analogs. We'll probably end up with something more akin to 2011-12 and 2017-18.

It was super cold into the center of the country. January was a massive inversion up here in Spokane. We kept snowcover for 2-3 months. 2016-17 was kind of similar. I feel like it's a mistake to use analogs like 1984-85, because the climate is warmer now.

What a shocking development!

We'll still have December. I'm pretty sure of that. Although it may be warmer than we like.

It'll change 20 times between now and Wednesday.