Atmospheric

While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues to call for a warmer-than-normal winter, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said last week that it expects December-February to average cooler-than-normal temperatures in the major cities along the East Coast, with warmer-than-normal readings expected across the western two-thirds of the U.S. The WSI seasonal outlooks reference a standard 30-year norm (1971-2000).

While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues to call for a warmer-than-normal winter, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said Tuesday that it expects December-February to average cooler-than-normal temperatures in the major cities along the East Coast, with warmer than normal readings expected across the western two-thirds of the U.S. The WSI seasonal outlooks reference a standard 30-year norm (1971-2000).

Siding more with the 2007 Farmers’ Almanac rather than forecasts released recently by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and EarthSat Energy Weather, AccuWeather.com Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi said last week that he expects the 2006-2007 winter to be colder than normal along the high-energy-demand East Coast and eastern Gulf Coast.

Backing up its preliminary winter 2006-2007 forecasts from October (see NGI, Oct. 16; Oct. 23), meteorologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday reiterated once again that this season is likely to be warmer than the 30-year norm (1971-2000) across much of the nation, yet cooler than last year’s very warm winter season. If the forecast holds up, natural gas and power prices during this heating season could soften.

Backing up its preliminary winter 2006-2007 forecasts from October (see Daily GPI, Oct. 11; Oct. 23), meteorologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday reiterated once again that this season is likely to be warmer than the 30-year norm (1971-2000) across much of the nation, yet cooler than last year’s very warm winter season. If the forecast holds up, natural gas and power prices during this heating season could soften.

September was the first month with cooler-than-average temperatures since May 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported last week. The average temperature for the Lower 48 states of the U.S. was 0.7 degrees below the 20th century average of 65.4 degrees.

Siding with the 2007 Farmers’ Almanac rather than forecasts released recently by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and EarthSat Energy Weather, AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi said Wednesday that he expects the 2006-2007 winter to be cooler than normal along the high-energy-demand East Coast and eastern Gulf Coast.

September was the first month with cooler-than-average temperatures since May 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Monday. The average temperature for the Lower 48 states of the U.S. was 0.7 degrees below the 20th century average of 65.4 degrees.

Scientists with the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday said ocean temperatures have “increased remarkably” in the equatorial Pacific in the last two weeks, and these El Niño conditions are likely to continue into early 2007.