This sucks. The EPO is ruining all the other indices rendering them unapplicable. Without the EPO doing such a thing, Toronto would literally be balmy with this soaring AO, + NAO and -PNA. Soon I will start having nightmares about the EPO because of how it takes over the pattern lol
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Toronto's climate is similar to yours. Most of the winter has not been too cold as the worst of the cold air stays NW most of the time.
But if I could have one true wish granted to me, it would be a zonal jet for the rest of my life lol. I know a lot of people would hate me for that, but a zonal jet makes life a lot easier for most people in Toronto
I know I have wished for active weather, but I have spent too much time fighting the -EPO one year then the -NAO the next and then the -AO another year and sometimes a lousy +PNA and only once in a blue moon actually getting a cool storm out of these kinky jet streams, so I would not complain about the zonal flow. I spend a lot of time outside and most of what I do can sure do with a lot less precipitation and temperature extremes.
But unfortunately, just like noisy neighbors and sour milk, the EPO and NAO are things that I must be prepared to ruin the day for me!
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