*Season goes from December to March*

*ENSO Strenth based off Oceanic-Nino Index*

Colors: Red= Warm or Postiive Phase, Blue= Cold or Negative Phase, Green= Neutral Phase

Index Values


Philadelphia, PA
Season Snowfall Climate Pattern Season Average
NAO PNA AO PDO EPO ENSO
SOI Nino 3.4 Strength
1972/1973 0.0" 0.345 0.057 0.948 -0.48 0.20 -7.0 1.51 Strong El Nino
2019/2020 0.3" 1.202 -0.515 2.083 -1.16 N/A -2.9 0.54 Weak El Nino
1997/1998 0.8" 0.047 0.950 -0.647 1.27 0.40 -20.1 2.03 Strong El Nino
1950/1951 2.8" -0.315 -0.640 -1.086 -1.32 0.33 11.9 -0.63 Weak La Nina
2011/2012 3.7" 1.345 0.455 0.751 -1.27 1.30 9.5 -0.74 Weak La Nina
2001/2002 4.0" 0.350 -0.160 0.566 -0.43 0.28 -1.0 -0.09 Neutral
1991/1992 4.7" 0.5675 0.702 1.607 0.28 0.10 -18.9 1.63 Moderate El Nino
1958/1959 5.1" -0.260 -0.055 0.069 0.04 0.46 -5.2 0.58 Neutral
2007/2008 6.3" 0.510 0.000 0.791 -0.76 0.94 15.5 -1.47 Moderate La Nina
1956/1957 7.9" 0.000 -0.397 -0.365 -0.94 -0.82 3.2 -0.07 Neutral