The euro is really trying to start the melt season with a bang.
April 23rd is to early to cause surface melt even with widespread clear skies.
But if this is a preview of May and June watch out.
That is very reminescent of the record warm July 2015
Someone tell me I am missing something here. The color scale looks exactly the same.
What's the difference? Why is last year feature much lower heights.
Looking back through the archives. 2005 had a great pattern for melt from mid May through early August.
What's really notable is the epic late July torching.
But inspire of this melt was slow to get underway in May where as years like 2008 and 2015 had less conducive solar patterns.
But 2015 had major land to ice warm intrusions.
Also 2005 had lower heights over the CAA region and GIS.
This proves to be a huge deal because it stopped NA side land warmth intrusions.
Also ice age probably played a huge role.
Anyone have 2005 snow cover on ice data?