So not that much snow this year and its been pretty warm, kinda reminds me of another winter not that long ago. 2016 was one of those nice warm winters, really didnt get that cold at all and not much snow. Was remarkabley warm and by the 3rd week of March we were already working the fields and getting ready to put vines in the ground. See photo below from 2016;
In comparison to 2024, January and February of 2016 were way warmer and I suspect March 2016 will be much warmer as well than March 2024.
|
Month |
2016 Average Temp |
2024 Average Temp |
|
January |
-0.5c |
-3.4c |
|
February |
2.3c |
0.5c |
|
March |
5.8c |
? |
One of the differences is the snow pack though. We had more snow in 2016 but it was still below normal going into February. was only about 80% of normal in Februay 2016 so pretty close to this year except we are sitting with a bit less snow pack this year than that year.
Could be in for a similar spring to what we had in 2016 and if thats the case, bud break was about 2-3 weeks earlier than normal and we had alot of rain too, especially in June which impacted fruit set. 2016 was also an El Nino event as we are having in 2024, but we will see what comes.
