This is a near perfect setup for a summer full of forest fires and smoke.

This is the worst winter I could ask for... I'm sure Tim is enjoying it though. Plenty of sunshine, and a nice small holiday snowfall that stuck around for multiple days even with sunshine in December.

It's less devastating if you already knew it wasn't coming earlier.

You know it is when the two east coasters dominate the night shift.

Spring will depend on how the seasonal breakdown of the PV and MJO/subseasonal elements evolve to push a new background state. Summer I’d wager canonically hot/dry (typical of El Niño inception).