On Dec 17, 11:16*am, Scott W wrote:
On Dec 15, 12:24*am, Richard Dixon wrote:

Some comedic back-peddling and theft of BBC News theme here. What a farce!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozm2wem7BMo

Richard

An interesting piece on the FT website today about how Swiss hoteliers
are struggling with the effects of a strong currency and mild (so far)
winter. Stephen Bader, a climatologist at Meteo Suisse, said his
employer had learnt to avoid medium, let alone long term, snow
forecasts.
"The weathermen do, however, provide a long range service for
temperatures through to the end of February. In the best tradition of
his breed, Mr Bader clarifies: "This winter, there are no clear
signals; everything is possible."

I think you've hit the nail on the head, Scott!

Which translates to me that nobody can have any clear idea of what
January and February hold. Perhaps the best you can predict is
'average'?

Maybe. It won't stop people trying to convince others that they have a
very clear idea, however.