November 2021
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NOAA published the monthly global climate summary today. It shows that this past October was the 4th warmest on record for the earth as a whole going back to 1880. You can read more at Global Climate Report – October 2021 | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (noaa.gov).
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In addition to weather, I am also interested in astronomy and am somewhat excited to note that there will be a nearly total (97%) lunar eclipse on the night of November 18-19 that should be visible across North America. Here in the Southeast, I don’t think we will have many clouds so you should be…
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This week The Packer published a story describing growing conditions for Florida fall produce. The weather has been favorable for planting, growth, and harvest. Overall, things look quite good and there should be plenty of fresh Florida produce available for the holidays and every day. Lots of variety, too. You can read more here.
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows dry conditions across the region except for Florida through the week. Light rain may occur late in the week into the weekend with the next front to move through the area. Cooler conditions will really make it feel like fall. Frost is likely across a lot of the northern…
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This is the time of year that winter outlooks are published by many different climatologists, meteorologists, and others (we are not even going to talk about the Farmers’ Almanacs, which are not scientific forecasts). One of the meteorologists I like to follow is Kirk Mellish of WSB in Atlanta. I have found he takes the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the abnormally dry conditions that were present in southern parts of the region were removed from Florida and reduced in Georgia following rain the past week. However, in South and North Carolina and Virginia, there was an expansion of moderate drought conditions as they were largely missed…
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The latest monthly climate summary for the US for October 2021 was released earlier this week by NOAA. The data show that October 2021 was the sixth warmest since records began in 1895. It was also the 9th wettest October, thanks to some strong storms, especially out West (although not much tropical contribution from Atlantic…
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