December 2015 blew my mind! Now, what about 2016?

Forsyth MO - As my home is located down in the southwest corner of Missouri, our winters cane be relatively mild as compared to some of the states to the north. Yes, I have to admit that the December of 2015 was exceptional by any measure you might want to make!

In the graphic above, the daily highs and lows for each day are depicted in red and blue. They represent the rather astounding weather we had. Note all the days that either touched or surpassed the seventy degree mark! Wow. For contrast, 2014 is represented by the green and violet lines. And yes, 2014 was also considered to be rather mild when compared to the average high of 46F with a chilly low of 24F! So, what's happening and can we expect the same sort of nice treatment in 2016? 

As I reported in an earlier post, the trending seems to be headed for a slightly warmer and dryer winter. Now, that sort of forecast all by itself, doesn't mean much. But, when one looks at what was happening in November, you might be inclined to agree that the weather does seem a tinsy bit warmer than normal. I also noted that for my immediate area, our rainfall only exceeded the average one time during the course of the year and that was in July!

So, yes, it does look as though we might catch a break again this year which would translate into cheaper heating bills for all. www.taneyservices.com