It's already one of the coldest and snowiest starts to the winter season in parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Plains, and we haven't finished November yet.
According to the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI) from the Midwest Regional Climate Center, 74 cities from New England to the Plains and Rockies have seen an extreme season-to-date of cold and snow as of Nov. 27.
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Cities categorized as having an extreme winter, so far, ranked in the 99th percentile of the index for Nov. 27.
A combination of persistent cold from the Northeast to the Plains and a pair of expansive winter storms, Avery and then Bruce, gave this winter season a fast start.
Solar cycle 24 was exceptionally weak and cycle 25 is shaping up to be similar. Some have predicted that, if the trend continues, Earth may experience a "mini ice age" soon due to increased cloud formation reflecting the warming light from the sun: https://astronomynow.com/2015/07/17/diminishing-solar-activity-may-bring-new-ice-age-by-2030/
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday November 30 2018, @05:58PM
No, it's not. There are two dots on that route in Ohio that are "Average." The rest are "Extreme." The date for it says November 27th, Tuesday. On Tuesday I walked 3.5 miles in a windbreaker in the "Extreme" weather in NYC. A windbreaker is a long way from "Extreme." On Sunday, two days before that, I drove back from Michigan across the Poconos (three "Extreme" dots in that region on the map); I was in short sleeves and my kids rode with their windows down. That's a long way from "Extreme."
What this article is reporting did not obtain on the ground. It was mild, and even nice.
Washington DC delenda est.