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While there is no well-agreed-upon date used to indicate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there are two definitions of winter which may be used. Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2012 occurred late on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2013 occurred on March 20. [1]
On November 21, 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued its U.S. Winter Outlook. Sea surface temperatures had been near average since spring 2012, and forecasters expected these conditions to continue through winter 2013–14, with neither El Niño nor La Niña conditions expected to affect the season's climate.
The 2013 extreme weather events included several all-time temperature records in Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The February extent of snow cover in Eurasia and North America was above average, while the extent of Arctic ice in the same month was 4.5% below the 1981–2010 average. [ 1 ]
Get ready, winter is approaching. Here's what the NWS says about when Ohio could see its first snow. See the forecast.
According to the forecast, the La Niña will improve or end the drought in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley regions. According to the NOAA's map, most of the state has a 33% to 40% chance of ...
It's been cold and snowy in Ohio as winter starts to settle in. Experts weigh in about the best thermostat temperature to stay warm and save money. ... according to the 10-day forecast.
Part of the 2013–14 North American winter The January–March 2014 North American cold wave was an extreme weather event that extended through the late winter months of the 2013–2014 winter season, and was also part of an unusually cold winter affecting parts of Canada and parts of the north-central and northeastern United States . [ 5 ]
The NWS Wilmington office, which covers southwestern and central Ohio along with areas of Kentucky and Indiana, has recorded winter tornadoes almost every year since 2012. There were four winter ...