I would point out that apart from a north-easterly outbreak at the end of January 1972 it was a poor winter for cold.
The cooling of the North Atlantic, which is tempered year round by the NAD, has liitle direct impact on our weather apart from keeping any fast direct feed from west a bit cooler than would other wise be expected - indeed it is just evidence of how cold Canada is.
If it promotes a radical change of synoptics away from zonal then thats fine but I'm not sure it helps that much?
Originally Posted by: some faraway beach