MINNEAPOLIS — After a long wait, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says La Niña is officially here. That’s when the sea surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean drop below average.
It’s been a disappointing winter for snow lovers so far, but scientists say that could change now that La Niña is underway.
“The last long La Niña we had, it was a moderate La Niña and it lasted three winter seasons. And the last one was kind of like the grand finale, the winter of ’22-’23, where we had 90 inches of snow. So you can get big winters with the La Niña if they persist long enough,” Minnesota Department of Natural Resources climatologist Pete Boulay said…