re: #13 lawhawk
In the US, it’s symptomatic of the jet stream being in the right place at the right time for storm development. Depending on the placement, the Middle Atlantic gets walloped, or it goes further north. The past few weeks, it’s the Middle Atlantic.
Apparently the same jet stream is affecting Mongolia, Tibet, Britain, etc. There is always an explanation for colder weather, whereas warmer weather is always Global Warming.
Time magazine is not a science journal, I believe they were the one’s hyping the Global Cooling fantasy in the 70’s, with even less supporting research.