Letter: Winter weather remains up in the air

I read with great interest about a strong chance of a wet winter. I read the statistics and predictions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. There was information from previous El Nino years regarding winds, ocean currents, temperatures, etc. With all the descriptive details from the scientists and other experts, the last paragraph quoted from the experts said, “The fact is that this coming winter could extend our record dry weather or bring major storms, heavy precipitation and coastal storm surges or a combination of all.” So I really haven’t learned more than I already knew, so it’s stilll a fifty-fifty chance of a strong, wet winter!
Ruth Erickson, Hollister