Still holding off on thinking this summer will be a pre-2013 throwback just yet. It is only June 6th. If we get to mid/late July and we’re still not fully roasting yet then maybe I’ll buy in.
And the outcomes differ w/rt estimated climate sensitivity. RCP4.5 (lower ECS) produces statistically insignificant changes in PNW precipitation while RCP8.5 (higher ECS) produces substantial increases.
And this assumes the models are correct in the first place (there are systemic errors already evident across GCMs).
There have not been any of those recently. Would be nice to at least have a summer that is something other than a complete torchfest. If it ends up being a tad on the drizzly side, well, I just detailed my coping strategy. Now that I live in BC, there’s lots of parts of the southern interior to explore.