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Pattern Muddy March 2021

It's like December all over again. With the added low latitude warming and temp contrasts that could get wild
Could be the culprit for more severe WX/solid temp gradients with stationary boundaries if the SER/EC ridge tries flexing
 
Lol this is the ugliest possible pattern for wintry wx, the EPS already has mean highs near the 70s with this pattern, if we get a coupled -NAO this could be pushed back however, far out tho but that’s warm for that range E35E52FB-2616-4403-8CC6-8E5A083B952B.png7F1E0275-4C30-4E44-963A-7440F89658BF.png
 
That basically means this year has been super anomalous when it comes to La Niña standards, crazy ! El Niño’s have been like ninas at H5 lately which is the strange part
 
What's the criteria

They use anomaly correlation coefficient (ACC) (as is also often used to determine "skill" for forecast models in synoptic settings)

The equation looks something like this, it's actually not bad. The numerator is basically the sum of the forecast anomalies (f'm) and observed anomalies (o'm) at each grid point divided by the square root of the forecast and observed anomalies squared. (Cm = climo)
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