Arctic Outbreaks: Re: There are definitely

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In response to There are definitely posted by jerrib:

Thanks Jerri,

Such temperature patterns are actually rather normal, particularly on the eastern side of the Rockies...and like a roller coaster, often the bigger the rise, the bigger the fall, as the dance of arctic cold and tropical warm swings wide and wild.

For us on the Pacific Coast, we rarely see such tropical air as we saw this past month, but the East sees Gulf of Mexico air frequently during the winter followed by Siberian Expresses.

I find it surprising that Victoria BC record high/low temperatures for many January days (say 13C/-6C) are almost expected daily ranges around the Great Lakes each year when strong storm systems move through.

And come on back, next month's feature is on a topic more to our experience in the PNW, avalanches.

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