Re: [californiadisasters] La Niña's Effects in CA Have Been Muted Thus far, E...

Yeah, I have a feeling this might turn out to be the driest January in a long time.     Many of us in the group had a feeling that could happen after the wet wet December.

Jason

 

In a message dated 1/19/2011 1:13:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, OnyxCollector@aol.com writes:

 

Record rainfall over a short period of time maybe, NOT record rainfall for the season......

 

In a message dated 1/19/2011 1:04:14 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kimnoyes@gmail.com writes:

 

The climatological phenomenon usually brings dry periods to the state. But California has been experiencing record rainfall and snow, leading some to question whether the La Niña forecasts were a bust.

By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times

January 14, 2011

New satellite data released by NASA on Thursday show that the Pacific Ocean is in the grips of one of the strongest La Niña weather systems in the last 50 years, bringing deadly flooding to Australia.

But La Niña's effects in California and the West Coast have so far been muted, and experts are not exactly sure why.

The climatological phenomenon, marked by cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, usually brings heavy rainfall to places such as Australia, Indonesia, Brazil and Colombia while bringing unusually dry periods to California and the southern United States.

California, however, has been experiencing record rainfall and snow, leading some to question whether the La Niña forecasts were a bust.

Forecasters say the NASA data — and the Australia flooding — show La Niña is clearly a major force this year. And they said it's still possible that the rest of the winter will be unusually dry in California. Since 1949, more than 80% of La Niñas have produced dry winters in Southern California.

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View entire article here: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-la-nina-20110114,0,4513689.story

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