January 6, 2003—WSI Corporation recently issued the seasonal forecast for the upcoming three-month period—January to March 2003. WSI expects the period to be cooler-than-normal in the southern tier of states from the Southwest to the Southeast (e.g., Tucson, Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Miami). Warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected in the Pacific Coast states, northern Rockies and Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic states (e.g., Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Billings, Bismarck, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Washington).
According to WSI seasonal forecaster Dr. Todd Crawford, “After a cold start to the heating season in the eastern and southern states, which WSI forecasted, we expect the remainder of the winter to be characterized by warmer-than-normal temperatures in the West and across the northern tier of states, with cooler-than-normal temperatures in the Southeast. CPC’s outlook is in agreement.”
WSI’s Energycast seasonal forecasts are now being issued using the trailing 10-year (1992-2001) average temperature as “normal.” For more information, contact WSI.
