![]() The other strong El Niño in recent history was 1982-83. NBC10 First Alert Meteorologist Glenn Hurricane Schwartz explains El Nino’s impact on this winter’s forecast. We had less than 1 inch of snow that entire winter! Could that happen again? Some meteorologists have already predicted that. So much warm air flooded the country that all the storms we got were rain. The 1997-98 El Nino brought what seemed to be an obvious connection with our winter. Here’s a comparison of the record 1997-98 El Nino with the current one: The strongest El Nino’s in the past have had big influences on our winter. The near-record warm waters in the Tropical Pacific cover thousands of miles, and there are tremendous amounts of heat and moisture piling up in that part of the world. No winter forecast can be made this year without starting with El Niño. ![]() The prediction was for it to be colder than the previous, super-snowy winter, and the coldest in more than 10 years. The actual: 3.2 degrees below “normal” (December through March). Now I don’t feel so bad about predicting 40”+ for us.Īs for temperatures, my forecast was right on target: I predicted a cold winter, with temperatures averaging 3 degrees below “normal”. map and see just how close Allentown and NYC are to Philadelphia. Places as close as Allentown got 50.1” (16” above average), New York City got a whopping 60”, and Boston smashed records with an amazing 110”! Take a look at a U.S. And we came VERY close to having a lot more. ![]() But we did have above average snowfall (27”, as opposed to the 22” average). What is in store for this winter? NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz issues his 19th Annual Long-Range Winter Forecast.Īfter having been blasted the previous winter by our 2nd snowiest ever recorded, last winter didn’t seem like much. ![]()
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