La Nina does it again!

Well, I talked about it back in late summer of last year. The weather phenomenon known as La Nina has given us, and many other spots across the Midwest, warmer than usual weather. La Nina is dying down now and you can check out the latest at this site . The National Climatic Data Center has issued their preliminary reports and you'll find this interesting:

Climate Fact: Record Lows Overwhelmed by Record Highs

The Midwest had a warm February 2012, with the upper Midwest averaging five to eight degrees Fahrenheit above normal and the rest of the region averaging two to five degrees above normal.

There were 465 record highs set in the Midwest during February compared to only four record lows. A few wet pockets stood out amongst an overall dry region, with February snow totals being particularly high in western Iowa, northern Wisconsin and northern and central Minnesota.

A storm system passed through the Midwest on February 28 and 29, bringing convective weather and tornadoes to the southern part of the region and wet, heavy snowfall to the northern parts. Thanks to our partners Earth Gauge for the update.

State of the Climate Report - Highlights from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center .

So, what's ahead for us? Just because Winter was mild, you can't use this pattern to say our upcoming Spring or Summer will be particularly brutal . Here's the latest from the Climate Prediction Center. Keep in mind, these maps are just barely above a 55% accuracy. In other words, don't put too much stock into them!

90 Day Outlook