This Super El Niño climate pattern that is impacting the central and eastern Pacific Ocean is causing the sea surface temperature to be approximately 3.6°F (2°C) higher than normal. That may not sound like a huge temperature increase but it’s enough to dramatically affect weather patterns throughout the entire world. In the northern United States where I live, we are expected to see a much warmer winter with much less snow and rain. However, I’m not buying it. If a cold snap makes its way over Lake Ontario, particularly when the weather is warmer than normal and the lake doesn’t freeze, it can quickly create unpredictable lake effect snow bands.…