Interesting winter ... I put down a "C" as I did see snow on Christmas Eve and again some flakes in my location a few weeks ago. It was frustrating, but I do remember that the majority of seasonal forecasts leading into winter were strictly warm. We did not have any major cold here - nothing in the teens per say, but we were generally colder than normal overall. So, the majority of forecasts leading into winter were not accurate.
So that leads to a question I have ... which is more frustrating: having very little chance at a solid winter with a couple of winter storms, or having multiple chances and not getting anything? As with the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs, is it better to get very close and not win championships or not get close at all?? This year, we seemingly had many factors in our favor that have been missing in other years ... especially the -NAO. We had model output that gave us something to monitor. But for many of us, nothing major played out.
I guess it is better to at least have a chance, but when you have a chance and come up short (ie Braves and Dawgs) the frustration factor does seem much higher as many of us feel that way right now. I am willing to bet though that we all will be back at it again next November because we are fans ... just like I will continue to root for the Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Dawgs, etc. and probably will be frustrated with them ... I will still follow!
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@GaWx points out ... the weather is predetermined. The models are man's modest attempts to predict what will happen, but as we keep seeing, man does not have it figured out and I do not think we every completely will. But it is fun (I guess) to follow and when models do find that nut every once in a while with a winter storm, we can enjoy it!
I do not post very often, but I enjoy the experts that do post here. And it is nice to know that so many other people have interest in the weather. Thank you for your contributions!