"The winter as a whole in the population-dense eastern third of the nation will be a one-two punch of higher heating prices and lower temperatures.
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Unfortunately, the East will not turn out as lucky, as more snowfall than last year is expected.
Makes sense, we haven't had poop for snow for several years. Just the odds will get you on that. And if not this year, next year......or the next one..... (That's how Farmers almanac does it)
two years with almost no sun spots, good odds of a cold winter coming. However it looks like an El nino pattern is starting which usually means a warm winter for us. we will see....