NOAA Long Range Temp Forecast

Predicted Temps vs Avg: Dec 2010

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA and NWS) are continually making long term temperature predictions based on ocean temperature trends. These maps show how predicted temps will compare to long term averages across the country.

Temps vs Avg: Jan 2011

While weather guys like Jason are skeptical about the accuracy of anything beyond 10 days out, I really like looking at this stuff.

Temps vs Avg: Feb 2011

Last year's El Nino Forecast from July was spot on. Bastardi's long range was also very accurate. What I'm seeing this year looks similar to last year in some ways. A moderately cold core to the winter, and a blowtorch in March. I know there's nothing you can actually DO with this information, but it's fun to post it and take a look at the end of the season to see how it turned out.

Temps vs Avg: Mar 2011