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5 months until winter.. nobody knows what winter will bring, any model outputs are no better than guesses until we get to November. Shouldn't this thread at least wait until summer is over..?
5 months until winter.. nobody knows what winter will bring, any model outputs are no better than guesses until we get to November. Shouldn't this thread at least wait until summer is over..?
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Originally Posted by jgtheone
Lol, northern hemisphere's gone two threads ahead whilst the southern hemisphere is still in its current season
Prefer it that way tbh. Focus on the season at hand.
Nothing wrong with talking about the future. Honestly, I can see a case for allowing the creation of each seasonal thread up to a year in advance. I don't think creating a 2017 summer thread would be a good idea, for example. Who would have anything to say about that summer yet? But a 2016 summer thread.. why not? Some, like chicagogeorge, have said they've already written off this summer, so perhaps they'd like to discuss next summer at this time. Or next spring. If you want to talk about next spring, which thread would you post in? It doesn't make much sense to talk about spring 2017, though.
Just saying... since the question always comes up. So I'd propose that each seasonal thread may be created one year in advance of the actual season.
Nothing wrong with talking about the future. Honestly, I can see a case for allowing the creation of each seasonal thread up to a year in advance. I don't think creating a 2017 summer thread would be a good idea, for example. Who would have anything to say about that summer yet? But a 2016 summer thread.. why not? Some, like chicagogeorge, have said they've already written off this summer, so perhaps they'd like to discuss next summer at this time. Or next spring. If you want to talk about next spring, which thread would you post in? It doesn't make much sense to talk about spring 2017, though.
Just saying... since the question always comes up. So I'd propose that each seasonal thread may be created one year in advance of the actual season.
You can only really talk and speculate about the future mostly, and at best have a rough understanding of what it will be like. Charts and outlooks are always set to change.
For me, talking about the summer (2015/2016) seems pointless, since I only know that it will be dry. No idea of whether any records will be broken, average, severe weather events etc. I can only speculate the finer details without proof, and you can only go so far with that. That's my view on it.
You can only really talk and speculate about the future mostly, and at best have a rough understanding of what it will be like. Charts and outlooks are always set to change.
For me, talking about the summer (2015/2016) seems pointless, since I only know that it will be dry. No idea of whether any records will be broken, average, severe weather events etc. I can only speculate the finer details without proof, and you can only go so far with that. That's my view on it.
Well, what's wrong with speculation? I agree you can only go so far, but at least there's something to possibly discuss. And in any case, these threads aren't solely devoted to models, outlooks, and forecasts anyway. You can have general discussions about the particular season as well.
The thread title needs to be fixed, though: from winter thread 2015-16 (NH) to Winter Thread 2015-16 (Northern Hemisphere) or 2015-16 Winter Thread (Northern Hemisphere)
Northern/Southern Hemisphere should be spelt out (IMO). Some forum visitors may not know what 'NH' stands for.
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