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2014-2015 Winter Forecast

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After the Winter that never wanted to end, it seemed like we had a summer that didn't want to stick around.

Hopefully you haven't had to fire up your heating system, but one things is for sure aside from this past weekend the temperatures sure have been chilly in the morning. Well now that Fall is in full swing it's time to prepare for Winter.  The big question is, will it be as bad as last year?

The best answer is probably, The Old Farmers Almanac is predicting that we will have just as bad or worse of a winter as last year.  With temperatures just as cold and the same or more snow.  This being New England it shouldn't come as a surprise that we'd have a harsh winter.  However the possibility of a strong El Nino would have given New Englander's a break from Winter's Wrath. 


Recent models point to a mild late El Nino year, which historically brings a cold and wet winter to the Northeast. There were reports in the spring about a strong to moderate El Nino which would have saved us from the cold and snow that we'll be hit with instead. It seems that if we are going to have an El Nino it'll just fuel the cold snowy winter we're already predicted to have.

 Sadly that means another winter of bundling up and bracing for the cold and snow.

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Robert Stahelski

 ckSmithSuperior Santoro Oil Gas Doctor
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