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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a mild winter for Texans, with warmer-than-usual temperatures and less precipitation.
Extreme weather in Texas can be traced to recurring climate patterns such as El Nino and La Nina along with the more enigmatic polar vortex that on occasion have stretched its frigid fingers south ...
According to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is arriving and it could impact hurricane season in Texas.
The Northern Plains' climate is semi-arid and is prone to drought, annually receiving between 16 and 32 inches (410 and 810 mm) of precipitation, and average annual snowfall ranging between 15 and 30 inches (380 and 760 mm), with the greatest snowfall amounts occurring in the Texas panhandle and areas near the border with New Mexico.
La Niña winters can be unpredictable; considering the 2021 Texas freeze happened during the first La Nina winter, climate experts say they expect highly variable temperatures.
The drought began due to a strong La Niña developing by the summer of 2010 which brings below average rainfall to the southern United States. The effects of the La Niña could be noticed immediately as much of the south receives important rainfall during the summer, and this was the driest summer for Texas and Georgia in the 21st century thus far, and much of the south received record low ...
Southern dryness "I think the big picture is shaping up that the La Niña winter we are expecting will bring more dryness to the southern portions of the U.S., with new drought development likely ...
El Niño and La Niña affect the global climate and disrupt normal weather patterns, which as a result can lead to intense storms in some places and droughts in others. [6] [7] El Niño events cause short-term (approximately 1 year in length) spikes in global average surface temperature while La Niña events cause short term surface cooling. [8]