Fwiw, if you look at La Ninas that had a strong +EPO/-TNH pattern in January like this year does, most of those yrs reverted back to the canonical -PNA/SE ridge pattern in Feb

It's hard to avoid getting a mild Feb in the Eastern US during a La Nina & arguably even harder w/ AGW pic.twitter.com/HT7A7bkGLo

— Eric Webb (@webberweather) January 1, 2023