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On October 20, 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued its U.S. Winter Outlook. The outlook expected the present La Niña to persist and intensify into the winter, resulting in drier than normal conditions in the drought-stricken states of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and parts of adjacent states.
Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2010 occurred late on December 21 (early on December 22 in EST), and ends at the March equinox, which in 2011 occurred on March 20. [2] Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter is December 1 and the last day February 28. [3]
The deadliest weather event of the year was the East African drought, with the resulting food shortages and famine killing more than 50,000 people, many of them children. [4] From March to August, a heat wave and drought persisted across much of the central United States, causing US$12 billion in damage and 95 deaths.
Weather forecast for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, into Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. First day of winter is here: Snow and cold in forecast as winter begins The West: Rain and warm temperatures
Download The Free Fox Weather App This photo shows snow in The Plains, Virginia, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A photo from The Plains , Virginia , showed snow coating sidewalks, grassy surfaces and ...
'Messy Thanksgiving travel': Thanksgiving week weather forecast by region A Climate Prediction Center forecast for Thanksgiving through December 2 shows cold temperatures for much of the eastern U.S.
The January 25–27, 2011 North American blizzard was a major Mid-Atlantic nor'easter and winter storm, and a New England blizzard that affected portions of the northeastern United States and Canada. This storm came just two weeks after a previous major blizzard had already affected most of these same areas earlier on the same month of January ...
However, "winter will be cooler than usual for the most part" in Florida, the Almanac's forecast said. "February is expected to be 3°F above average, with near-average temperatures for the rest ...