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That’s what the headlines should’ve said. Instead, we have one title suggesting, “Odd<\/a> weather pattern”, and another saying, “Unusual<\/a> midsummer weather pattern”. A referenced speaker argued that July wouldn’t have been his guess for a weather pattern like this happening. <\/p>\n Tweet<\/a> by National Weather Service, Tampa Bay<\/b>:<\/p>\n “If someone randomly showed up with this satellite image and told me to guess what month it was from…July would not be my first guess. It wouldn’t be my second or third guess either.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Why? <\/p>\n This isn’t what’s expected in July because this is something that normally happens in the winter. Snow and rain are precipitation in different states. According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory website, 1 inch of rain could equal 13 inches of snow. <\/p>\n Had July’s rain fell as snow, my area would’ve gotten approximately five to six feet of snow by July 29, 2018, with half of that falling the week leading to the 29th. <\/p>\n This “unusual condition” happened back to back, and would be similar to having two back-to-back cold dips in the winter, with accompanying snows. <\/p>\n If this same condition were to occur in the winter, the east would’ve experienced a serious snow dump. Folks in some areas would still be inconvenienced by the aftermath. <\/p>\n And, instead of last month’s flooding, some areas would’ve received enough snowfall to cave roofs in. <\/p>\n In both cases, the jet stream pushed south and dropped temperatures on the eastern half of the U.S. to below average. There have been reports of snow in Canada further north in the same area as the dip… In July, in an area that normally doesn’t get snow in the middle of summer.<\/p>\n It’s winter in the southern hemisphere, they’re getting a beating in areas that normally don’t get a winter beat down. <\/p>\n The extent of the cold\/frigid air from the Antarctic is larger than usual. During the times that I’ve tracked global weather, the southern hemisphere’s winters have been a good predictor of what winter would be like in the northern hemisphere. <\/p>\n And, judging by what already happened in the northern part of North America, and in parts of Eurasia this summer, there’s a good indication that this year will be another short Arctic melting year. <\/p>\n
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