NWS says mild winter for midwest and northeast

[rdhammah]

if you believe the old wives tale about acorns then we are in for a COLD winter.  I have about 1.5" of them on my driveway. 

so much for THAT old wives tale

[taxid]

so much for THAT old wives tale

Yeah just meant there was a good mast crop. LOL

[Fishermantim]

Now we will have to contend with one of the following:

A drought year, with well below rainfall average for the summer (not too likely to happen)

or a flood year, with well above rainfall totals, and either major flooding rains or many, many days of rain showers. (more likely to happen)

I am planning on a wet spring and a wetter-than-average summer, resulting in muggy days and major mosquito-born disease outbreaks.
Not saying it's the end of the world, just planning on getting wet and swatting flies while fishing!