[pct-l] What the weather is telling us

[Scott]

It is indeed shaping up to be a monumentally dry year. As our resident 
climatologist Dr. Ken Murray has pointed out, each day that passes 
without precip decreases the chances of a normal snow pack.

But beware...

No one can tell you what March or April will be like. The probabilities 
of them being below normal, normal or *above normal* is still quite equal.

Why is that important?

Because if you set a start date now based on the lack of precip, you may 
well find yourself marching north from the border in a monumentally wet, 
cold, windy, snowy and early April.

A trail crew changing a project date from mid-July to mid-June *is not* 
a valid comparison to a thru-hiker start date.

It's all speculation, you have plenty of time to 'wait and see'. Don't 
be in a rush to hike in miserable conditions.

-postholer

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