Probably the coldest Dec/Jan combo in the last 50 years here. Trying to remember if there was something colder in the late 70s perhaps. Not the snowiest but it was cold for a long time.

Forecast made it sound like today would be a washout here in south Portland burbs, but only a little light drizzle early this morning and partly sunny now.

No it was def worse than anything Kevin Martin could ever drum up

Now...if we want some real serious discussion. There will be a fall in AAM/EAMT as the MJO dies some time later in December (it likely won't make it far through Phase 8) which will result in a Pacific jet retraction. And a Pacific jet retraction is what we need for Western troughing. The strong -IOD event is continuing to weaken, allowing the Indian Ocean to get warmer and MJO phase 1-2 convection to last longer in there into January. Therefore, considering all of this paired with a barely hanging on La Nina, there seems to at least be a non-zero chance of arctic cold coming up.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Even if we have a snowless winter in the lowlands of the Pacific Northwest, our members from more bountiful locales will share pictures and it will be like we all were able to enjoy it.