Pam Knox
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The latest climate outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is out and shows that for the Southeast, December looks like it has a good chance to continue to be wetter and warmer than normal. Most long-range models show that we are not likely to feel the impacts of Arctic air anytime soon, although a change…
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With our rain chances on the rise for the next few days, you might have heard your local forecaster talk about the probability of precipitation or PoP. But what does a 40% chance of rain really mean? It turns out that not even meteorologists agree on a definition. Check out Dr. Marshall Shepherd’s blog from…
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November is winding down, and we can see from the month to date maps that this month has been wet and warm across most of the area. Most of the warmth has been moderate, but most of Florida has been well above normal and is close to setting a record for the month. Many NWS…
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The latest Drought Monitor indicates that all drought is now gone from Georgia and northern Florida, leaving only a small area of moderate drought in the very southern tip of the Florida peninsula. That area of the Southeast has been dry for the last month as the most active rainfall track has been on the northern…
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Even though it’s been nice and warm in much of the Southeast so far this fall, colder weather is on the way. The National Weather Service is holding Winter Weather Preparedness Week on November 30-December 4 to help residents prepare for the winter storms that may come later this cold season. You can visit https://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/?n=wwpw2015 to…
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In the latest blog entry from NOAA’s Beyond the Data, Deke Arndt discusses the interesting fact that cold “things” such as observations like morning minimum temperatures, Arctic climate conditions, and winters have steeper trends towards warm conditions than warmer locations or seasons. To find out why, you can read his post at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/climate-change-rule-thumb-cold-things-warming-faster-warm-things.
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I’ve seen quite a few pictures this weekend on my friends’ Facebook accounts showing them decorating Christmas trees for the season. Although I suspect most of them are using artificial trees so far ahead of Christmas, plenty of people still like the smell and look of a live tree in their homes. Here are two…