Pattern January Joke

[tennessee storm]

And then there's this!

1985 analog forget it … it was already starting snowy cold first couple days January . This will be much delayed , and doubt we see any records for cold weather . I still like last week January into early February for some winter fun for us

 

[NCSNOW]

1985 analog forget it … it was already starting snowy cold first couple days January . This will be much delayed , and doubt we see any records for cold weather . I still like last week January into early February for some winter fun for us

It was 70-+ here new years day in 1985. End of 1st week started getting back to normal

 

[BIG FROSTY]

It was 70-+ here new years day in 1985. End of 1st week started getting back to normal

I remember 1985 also. It can turn around and in a big way... Certainly not saying we will have a below-zero night, but it can, or at least get very cold.

 

[CNCsnwfan1210]

4 run 48hr trend of the GEFS around 1/14-1/15


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[xshare]

4 run 48hr trend of the GEFS around 1/14-1/15


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Pattern change windshield wiper?

 

[CNCsnwfan1210]

Pattern change windshield wiper?

To me, it’s another example of the GEFS playing catch up with the other guidance like the Euro/EPS/AI.


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[Rain Cold]

Just In: The GFS is really bad.

 

[jeremyt]

Just In: The GFS is really bad.

Not just the gfs, although it’s swings are bi polar it seems at the moment. It’s almost not even worth looking for a week!

 

[GaWx]

Today’s EPS and CFS have joined the GEFS in going to ph 6 mid Jan. BAMwx posted that phase 6 in -AAM during Jan has been very cold in the E US, with the most intense cold in the interior SE (see lower right in image just below), which to me was very counterintuitive. So, I needed to know the answer.


Now it’s even more important to know as the move to ph 6 midmonth now has increasing model support. The following are results of my research done on Tue, which looked at GSP, a station in that coldest (pink) area, during La Niña:



Niña Year….# phase 6 days…avg anomaly

1975…3…-8 M

1976…13…-9 W-S

1989…3…+8 M

1999…3…+2 M

2000…3…-4 W

2006…6…+3 S

2008…3…+8 S

2009…6…+1 W-M

2011…12…-7 W-S

2012…19…+1 W-S

2017…2…0 W

2018…3…-2 S

2021…8…-1 M-S

2022…4…-9 W

2025…2…-5 W

W weak (mainly in or near circle), M mod., S strong

91 total days (big sample)

—————


So, 15 cases of ph 6 during Nina Jans:

3 MBN

3 BN

6 NN

1 AN

2 MAN

———————

- These La Nina Jan results weren’t at all what I would have expected for phase 6, one of the 3 mild Jan phases in the SE averaged out over all years:


- Though there’s not surprisingly lots of variability, GSP did average 2 BN. Before seeing BAMwx’s post I never would have expected this. However, it should also be noted that BAM’s -6 to -7 for GSP is at the same time significantly too cold.

- Only 3 of the 15 Jan cases were AN to MAN: 1989, 2006, and 2008. These were all M to S intensity (intuitive).

- So, none of the last 8 were mild as there were 5 NN and 3 BN (2011, 2022, and 2025). These also averaged 2 BN. The weakest 3 averaged a solid cold 6 BN.

- Thus if phase 6 continues to look more likely for midmonth, it will be interesting to see whether or not the NN to cold dominance works out in the SE (and E overall by association), especially if the bulk of ph 6 turns out to be anywhere from inside the circle to near/just outside the circle.

 

[Wild Weather Monger]

Today’s EPS and CFS have joined the GEFS in going to ph 6 mid Jan. BAMwx posted that phase 6 in -AAM during Jan has been very cold in the E US, with the most intense cold in the interior SE (see lower right in image just below), which to me was very counterintuitive. So, I needed to know the answer.
View attachment 180865

Now it’s even more important to know as the move to ph 6 midmonth now has increasing model support. The following are results of my research done on Tue, which looked at GSP, a station in that coldest (pink) area, during La Niña:



Niña Year….# phase 6 days…avg anomaly

1975…3…-8 M

1976…13…-9 W-S

1989…3…+8 M

1999…3…+2 M

2000…3…-4 W

2006…6…+3 S

2008…3…+8 S

2009…6…+1 W-M

2011…12…-7 W-S

2012…19…+1 W-S

2017…2…0 W

2018…3…-2 S

2021…8…-1 M-S

2022…4…-9 W

2025…2…-5 W

W weak (mainly in or near circle), M mod., S strong

91 total days (big sample)

—————


So, 15 cases of ph 6 during Nina Jans:

3 MBN

3 BN

6 NN

1 AN

2 MAN

———————

- These La Nina Jan results weren’t at all what I would have expected for phase 6, one of the 3 mild Jan phases in the SE averaged out over all years:
View attachment 180866

- Though there’s not surprisingly lots of variability, GSP did average 2 BN. Before seeing BAMwx’s post I never would have expected this. However, it should also be noted that BAM’s -6 to -7 for GSP is at the same time significantly too cold.

- Only 3 of the 15 Jan cases were AN to MAN: 1989, 2006, and 2008. These were all M to S intensity (intuitive).

- So, none of the last 8 were mild as there were 5 NN and 3 BN (2011, 2022, and 2025). These also averaged 2 BN. The weakest 3 averaged a solid cold 6 BN.

- Thus if phase 6 continues to look more likely for midmonth, it will be interesting to see whether or not the NN to cold dominance works out in the SE (and E overall by association), especially if the bulk of ph 6 turns out to be anywhere from inside the circle to near/just outside the circle.

I find it notable that most of the much below normals occured once again with weak MJO signals. I can't help but wonder, however, if within the COD, there really is any correlation regardless of the phase when within the COD?

 

[GaWx]

I find it notable that most of the much below normals occured once again with weak MJO signals. I can't help but wonder, however, if within the COD, there really is any correlation regardless of the phase when within the COD?

Yes, inside, near, or moderately outside the circle left side has averaged colder in Jan than near/inside the circle on the right side. This was from my original study of January, alone, done years ago fwiw as it hasn’t my been updated in many years and thus doesn’t incorporate the latest 10 or so years meaning it likely would look different with those years added. I can’t right now recall what station I used to calculate these…it may have been something like Baltimore?

Note that the -6 for weak to moderate phase 8 also includes outside the circle up to a 1.5 amp as coldest phase 8 amps averaged out were 0.5 to 1.5

 

[CaryWx]

inI find it notable that most of the much below normals occured once again with weak MJO signals. I can't help but wonder, however, if within the COD, there really is any correlation regardless of the phase when within the COD?

That's a very good observation. How proportional is the relevancy of the MJO being as an impact indicator the closer to the CoD it is.

 

[GaWx]

That's a very good observation. How proportional is the relevancy of the MJO being as an impact indicator the closer to the CoD it is.

If the MJO is nearer to the center (say <0.5 amp), the impact of the phase is small (intuitive). But if it is closer to the circle (0.5 to 1.0), it is more significant. That’s where the cold 8 inside the circle periods are concentrated vs phase 8 closer to the middle. Phase 8 cold was most concentrated in my study within 0.5 to 1.5 amp. The circle, itself, is 1.0 amp.