Holly Moses...32 Degrees...In Chicago Area..7am Jan 7...

[laundry_queen]

19. Generally where I am

La Nina means tons and tons of precip in the form of snow. Last year was a strong La Nina year and we had so much snow that we had no where left to put it when we shoved our driveways. It was the most snow we'd had in 30 years or something. This year - nothing. A few hours here and there of freezing rain and an evening of just plain rain. A dusting of snow right before Christmas. That's about it. Wild fires are becoming a problem. I figured we were in for lots of snow again this year because of La Nina, but the pattern is definitely different this year. It's like an El Nino year here. It's strange. Our high today was 43F - I'm in the northern Canadian prairies. We are under another freezing rain warning. Up north where my ex lives, same thing - rained most of december - and it's never like that there. I realize that one year does not make climate change but this year is so incredibly odd. I don't remember anything like it growing up. We used to get chinooks but in between those it was freezing and snowy. Not this year, it's like the chinook hasn't stopped.