The polar stratospheric…
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The polar stratospheric temperatures did warm up quite a bit over the last 10 days! This was not a major sudden stratospheric warming, though, because the zonal winds did not reverse direction. It was a more minor warming, which happen fairly frequently in the polar stratosphere and are generally not associated with significant changes in surface weather- though more research is needed. It's possible this little warm up could help set the stage for a major event down the road though!