Weather whiplash means more than flip-flopping from drought to flood. It means that winter can vary from a bitter "Polar Vortex" to what we're experiencing now: a perfectly normal winter, for Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The metro area should have picked up a cool foot of snow by December 8. But only 5 inches of snow has fallen - much of that melting on contact early last week.
El Nino winters tend to be milder and drier. The last major El Nino (1997-98) 45 inches of snow fell during the winter at MSP. In 1982-83 a whopping74 inches fell. Every storm is different - every El Nino is different. It's dangerous making broad generalizations. But one thing is as certain as the wart on the end of my nose: the upcoming winter will be shorter than average
http://www.startribune.com/december-time-warp-hints-of-a-real-cold-front-late-next-week/360803441/
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