Pam Knox
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December 1 marks the beginning of meteorological winter. After one of the coldest Novembers in recent memory, the beginning of December should bring quite a change to the Southeast. The weather patterns are starting to show signs of the expected El Nino signal, and most of the US should see temperatures above normal for the…
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Climate summaries for Florida and North Carolina are now available online. Florida North Carolina
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November 30 marks the end of the hurricane season in the North Atlantic Ocean. The map below summarizes all of the storm paths this year. Only one storm hit the US: Hurricane Arthur over the 4th of July weekend. The lack of tropical systems this year was one of the main reasons for the development…
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The wind map for tonight shows a strong frontal boundary just about to hit Dallas this evening and stretching up to Columbus OH. You can see it as a sharp transition of wind direction from winds from the south ahead of the front (which gave us our nice warm weather today) and the strong flow…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Center noted that for November 1-28, many stations are set to record their monthly average temperatures in the top ten coldest years on record. A few stations, including Macon and Valdosta GA, may set their coldest on record. In the map below, stations in pink are in the top 5 coldest…
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Looks like another dry week for most of the Southeast. The 7-day Qualitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) shows no rain or snow for the majority of the Southeast. The exceptions are northern Alabama and Georgia, western SC and most of NC and a little bit of southeast coastal Florida. Since this is the driest time of…
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Heavy snow in Michigan and other northern states slowed the delivery of Christmas trees in the past two weeks, according to Associated Press. An article today (link) noted that in some loading yards, stacks of trees awaiting shipment were covered by up to two feet of snow. The snow also covered roads and delayed transportation.…