70 on Christmas sounds absolutely awful.

If anything, it resembles 2016. Nice!!!!

Yeah. Real earth shattering differences

All of those were -QBO though. Subtle but important impacts on the general z-circulation cells that affect the latitude of the NPAC High/Aleutian Low on a low frequency basis.

Hard ride up Larch today (91:25 time split). A little rain and 50 at the summit parking lot. Didn't do the steps to the proper summit since wet wooden steps and hard bottom cycling shoes don't mix.