Still no long term pattern change evident...anomalously cold in the NE and New England/Great Lakes (with the cool pattern stretching weakly across the upper midwest); warmer to much warmer than average across the deep south and west Texas/Arizona; below normal through the PAC NW; normal to slightly above normal in So Cal; near normal elsewhere. This week a series of fast moving fronts will bring rapid temperature changes and severe weather from the Mississippi valley through the Ohio Valley and east coast. I expect NE region drawdowns to persist, in spite of today and tomorrow's mini heat wave across much of the eastern half of the country.