Hi All! As you can see by our local valley temperatures map above, it is way above normal for this time of the year! To attribute this warmth to the "La Nina" weather pattern is not completely accurate nor is it truly scientific. Extrapolating data from daily local measurements and immediately applying them to large scale global features and trends can be misleading and incorrect. Nevertheless, I believe it is important to look at the larger picture (macro) in relation to the small scale (micro) climatological scene.

I think you will find this local information from my friend Paul.Iniguez@noaa.gov at our local NWS office of interest. Here is the link to some great information:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/pns/ENSOFactSheet_19OCT.pdf
Also, for you who really like technical data, the CPC site is great: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/

Have fun in the warm sun in November,

Steve