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Mid-Atlantic / southern Appalachians (snow tendency)

Regional historical composite · not a forecast

Historical pattern

Snow composites show snowier-than-average tendency in Mid-Atlantic and southern Appalachians (WV/VA/NC) on patterns that appear on both strong-only and all-El-Niño maps. Halpert: Mid-Atlantic/Northeast precip-ENSO relationship is not very strong. Educational odds only.

Season context: Cold season snow (Oct-Apr composites)

What El Niño seasons often mean in this region

Atlas composites for this region: not a city forecast.

Cold-season snowfall Lower confidence

Tendency snowier

Cold season snow (Oct-Apr composites)

Historical snow composites show a tendency for snowier-than-average El Niño cold seasons in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and southern Appalachians.

Historical pattern: not a forecast. Agency composites (CPC / climate.gov).

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