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It looks to me like the Northeast shows as equal compared to almost the whole rest of the US being above.Sad looking forecast for the east if it ends up being warmer, but so ridiculously early. This year was already pretty warm IMO. Plenty of times for things to change!
Above normal is less likely to be an issue in the east IMO since it can get super cold some days. The West on the other hand could be bad since the winter is often in the 15 to 35 degree range which if above normal might make the weather to warm. We will have wait and see. However the weather cycles in the east seem to fluctuate a lot.It looks to me like the Northeast shows as equal compared to almost the whole rest of the US being above.
The best option is just waiting to see what happens. Year after year, no one know what will happen until we start getting into the actual winter.
last year, we had a drought, local watering bans and concerns if the snow making ponds will have enough water. Here's this year drought conditions. So far so good, I haven't brought out the water sprinklers, may hold off since the lawn is still in good shape.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/RegionalDroughtMonitor.aspx?northeast
This year's drought situation: Actually looks like drought redeveloping along the coast.
Whonis goo g to be right? This one contradicts Farmers Almanac a bit.
http://www.onthesnow.com/news/a/628002/17-18-ski-season-long-range-weather-forecast
Onthesnow's prediction is for "normal" snowfall in the northeast. That doesn't contradict Farmer's because all they said was "cold and snowy". Well that's "normal"!