NOAA gives it over 90% odds. Historically, that has meant less snow for Minnesota. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA.
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center's odds of a very strong El Nino this fall and winter.
Minnesota DNR's own figure, across 27 El Nino winters since 1950. Not a promise for this year.
Almost double the Twin Cities' 51.2 inch normal. Lake Superior is the reason why.
The Halloween Blizzard hit during an El Nino winter. A milder lean is not a guarantee. See the full guide.
NOAA, the Farmers' Almanac and the Old Farmer's Almanac compared, city by city, season by season.