April Temp and Precip Forecast

I'll keep on the topic of climate outlooks in this post following Kira's and focus on the temperature and precipitation forecasts for the month of April. A big influence on the early spring forecast is La Nina. La Nina is when seas surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are colder than normal. Currently the strength of La Nina continues to be in the strong category. You would think the sea surface temperatures would be a lot colder than normal, but they are only about 2 degrees C colder than normal, and that is considered a strong La Nina. A 1- 2 degree temperature change either warmer or colder than average can disrupt the global weather patterns greatly. So with a strong La Nina still forecast, temperatures are expected to be above average and precipitation being equal chances for above, near, or below average for Delmarva.Here is a look at the U.S. forecast:

Source: Climate Prediction Center