As we head into the winter solstice we are expecting La Niña to return to San Diego, but how will that affect winter? NBC 7 Meteorologist Angelica Campos…
When San Diegans think of winter and rain, typically El Niño comes to mind first. But this year, we are heading towards a developing La NiñaMeteorological winter starts Dec. 1, which is based on temperatures, but winter solstice is based on the Earth’s tilt and how far we are from the sun.The solstice will happen on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1:20 a.m. when the sun will shine directly over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere, where summer begins at the same time.
El Niño-Southern Oscillation is a recurring climate pattern determined by the warming and cooling over the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.El Niño and La Niña are ways to measure the extreme phases of the ENSO cycle; but it’s not always one or the other, there is a third phase called ENSO-neutral and that is where we are right now, but La Niña shows potential development.
However, it’s not so simple. To determine seasonal outlooks, climatologists look at the ENSO phase, as well as rainfall patterns over Indonesia, and the low-level winds over the equator.We anticipate La Niña to be weak and that is better for San Diego. A typical strong La Niña would favor rain over the Pacific Northwest, with colder air over the northern plains and Midwest, with drier than normal conditions for Southern California, Texas, and the extreme south.
We expect to have chances of rain, while it may not be a stormy season. We do expect storms to bring rain with the potential for some being good rain producers.Last year, winter was off to a relatively dry start, but rain picked up during our typical rainy months, January through March. All it takes is a few storms to make a difference and that might be just the way this winter goes. Below you can see the average rain totals for our rainy months and how it compares to the last few years.
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