Active Tropical Year vs Cold Winter for 2005/2006

[beachbum_al]

I am just wondering but does anyone know if after the US has had an active tropical system that year are the winter for the SE colder than normal?

[WindRunner]

I'm not sure of the correlation between the two, but they are predicting a cold winter for the east this year.

[hurricanedude]

farmers almanac predicting a white christmas for much of north and central Florida, hows that grab ya? LOL

[deltadog03]

there is usually a strong correlation between a very active cane season and a cold winter from the rockies east. I think we are in for a cold winter...

[arkess7]

farmers almanac predicting a white christmas for much of north and central Florida, hows that grab ya? LOL

are they really? are you serious? last winter 26 degrees was the lowest i remember we had here......and quite a few good freezes with ice on the roof in the mornings.....

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

After Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne I was expecting a
very cold winter since lots of oceanic heat was lost.
But I was wrong.

The past two winters have been quite mild.

Last winter the coldest it got at my house near the Tampa Bay
was 44 degrees. The morning lows were usually warmer than the average
50 degrees.

Temperatures stayed very warm in January-March 2005 in terms of overnight lows being much above average.

[weunice]

We had freezing precip in south Louisiana (I want to say New Orleans as well) and I know a place in Texas had over a foot of snow after having no more than a trace in the previous century.

I am hoping we have a cold winter. I am tired of the hot summers and a good winter might make me appreciate them more

[arkess7]

After Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne I was expecting a
very cold winter since lots of oceanic heat was lost.
But I was wrong.

The past two winters have been quite mild.

Last winter the coldest it got at my house near the Tampa Bay
was 44 degrees. The morning lows were usually warmer than the average
50 degrees.

Temperatures stayed very warm in January-March 2005 in terms of overnight lows being much above average.

yes i do remember that also....in jan..we had 2 weeks of temps.in the 80's....i was wearing shorts!!! then in feb.it would freeze again up here!!

[no advance]

Luxkily I bought a heaterwith the unit. The AC guy told me I did not need one.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

After Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne I was expecting a
very cold winter since lots of oceanic heat was lost.
But I was wrong.

The past two winters have been quite mild.

Last winter the coldest it got at my house near the Tampa Bay
was 44 degrees. The morning lows were usually warmer than the average
50 degrees.

Temperatures stayed very warm in January-March 2005 in terms of overnight lows being much above average.

yes i do remember that also....in jan..we had 2 weeks of temps.in the 80's....i was wearing shorts!!! then in feb.it would freeze again up here!!

Yea freezes occured further inland in Ocala and Lakeland...but the
darn water temps influence by the bay kept me too warm for my
tastes last winter

[WeatherEmperor]

I like mild winters. Thats cause I hate the cold.

<RICKY>

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Actually now that I think about it I really do prefer mild winters
to cold winters because I get the flu a lot during cold winters.

[arkess7]

well i really dont like winter.....around feb...i seem to get cabin fever..and get depressed....the winter blues i guess....but im done with the heat......if it would just stay spring or fall all year round we would be in paradise!!

[skysummit]

I love winter. Hoping for snow again this Xmas.

[WeatherEmperor]

I remember 1995 was a very active hurricane season and it was also very cold even in south florida. i remember on thanksgiving day, the High temperatures were in the low 50's which is like a winter freeze for south floridians

<RICKY>

[Patrick99]

I haven't seen a cold winter in years.

Lately, it seems like January is chilly.....but every other month is quite mild. Was it last year or the year before that February had weeks of temps in the mid-upper 80s, and March had weeks of temps in the 90s?

I also recall several rather warm and humid Thanksgivings in a row.

It also seems that when we get fronts these days, the winds swing around to the NE and ENE rather quickly, moderating temperatures much quicker than I remember in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. We used to get a couple days of good N-NW flow. Now, sometimes that doesn't even last 24 hours after a frontal passage.

[WeatherEmperor]

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

<RICKY>

[Patrick99]

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

<RICKY>

I remember that day in 1978 (or was it 1979? ...I was very little, but remember the actual conditions well. The day hell froze over.

I don't see anything even coming close to that this winter. These days, it's a very cold night in Miami when the temps hit upper 40s/low 50s pre-dawn.

I think there's too much stored heat in all the asphalt and concrete for it to *ever* get to the low-mid 30s again here, barring the arrival of some sort of mini-ice age.

I firmly believe that we have made it hotter here, because of all the construction in the last 20-30 years.

[MiamiensisWx]

I remember that day in 1978 (or was it 1979? ...I was very little, but remember the actual conditions well. The day hell froze over.

I don't see anything even coming close to that this winter. These days, it's a very cold night in Miami when the temps hit upper 40s/low 50s pre-dawn.

I think there's too much stored heat in all the asphalt and concrete for it to *ever* get to the low-mid 30s again here, barring the arrival of some sort of mini-ice age.

I firmly believe that we have made it hotter here, because of all the construction in the last 20-30 years.

I agree with you as well. We have made "heat islands" as well.