June 2015

  • The early summary maps for May’s climate are now available at the High Plains Regional Climate Center site.  They show that for most of the Southeast, precipitation was below normal, with the exception of the areas hit by Tropical Storm Ana in the eastern Carolinas and southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia.  The lack of rain…

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  • Yahoo News had a couple of stories yesterday highlighting more problems with the continuing drought on the West Coast and impacts on agriculture. One story noted that California’s snowpack is already gone for the year, which means no more water coming down the rivers for irrigation until the next rainy season begins.  Governor Brown has…

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  • Today is June 1, and that means the official start to the Atlantic hurricane season.  Of course, this year we’ve already been visited by Tropical Storm Ana, which brought rain to the eastern Carolinas and some high surf along the coast.  Quite a few other seasons had a storm before the “official” start date, so…

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