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<br />Alaska cold-based composite forecasts for DEC'05 <br /> <br />Composite Standardized Temperature Anomalies <br />o.c 197.3, HI750.1917, '~.19M. 1989,1990.'":',1996.1999 <br />Versus 1971-2000 Longterm Averoge <br /> <br />Composite Standardized Precipitation Anomalies <br />o.c '97J.197~.t977. '98~.198l1.1989.1i90. '99~.19'i16.1i99 <br />Versus 1971- 2000 Longterm A\leroge <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1oO\A-~/CliInot. DIov-to.:. Cent... <br /> <br />0.10 <br /> <br />0.30 <br /> <br />0.50 <br /> <br />-- <br />-0.50 -0.30 <br /> <br />L -=-L <br />-0.10 0.10 <br /> <br />NC\M-CIR[S/~. ~tia Cent... <br /> <br /> <br />-0.50 -0.30 -0.10 <br /> <br /> <br />0.30 <br /> <br />0.50 <br /> <br />Based on November cold in Fairbanks, I put together the above composite maps for <br />December in the lower 48 states. November 2005 turned out to be the 4th coldest <br />November in Fairbanks since 1970, so this composite was justified in hindsight, even <br />though I made it on November 15th, only half way through the month. My rationale <br />was that arctic air build-ups in Alaska often 'dump' into the lower 48 states in the <br />subsequent month. <br />