La Niña continues: and what it means for you

March 18, 2012

Ocean temperatures in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean continue to create a La Niña condition, according to the National Weather Service's March, 2012 update. This means that for the next two months, we can expect the following:

- above average air temperatures across the mid section (south central) of the U.S. - below average temperatures over the northwestern U.S. - above average rain across western Washington, the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes - drier than average…