Climate outlooks
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NOAA released their global climate summary for March 2015 today. It shows that March was the warmest on record for the Earth as a whole since historical records began in 1880. The first quarter, January through March, was also the warmest on record. The eastern US was one of the few places that was near…
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NOAA has released their latest set of climate predictions for the upcoming months. Their May outlook shows equal chances of above, below or near normal temperature in the Southeast, but a continuation of hot conditions in the West and cooler than normal temperatures likely in Texas and the Northeast. Precipitation in May shows a slightly…
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We received round one of this week’s rain Sunday and yesterday. I received almost 2 inches at my house on the east side of Athens, GA. Tuesday there is a respite before the next deluge begins, although with afternoon heating there is a chance of some showers even today. But the radar shows the next…
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After a nice weekend, get ready for a very wet week ahead for everywhere in the Southeast except for south Florida. The 7-day QPF show that places in the Southeast may get up to seven inches (updated from 5 inches this morning–see both maps below with newer map on the right) of rain in the…
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The hurricane prediction group at Colorado State University released their April prediction for the upcoming Atlantic tropical season. You can read all the gory statistical details at https://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2015/apr2015/appdr2015.pdf. Here are the predicted numbers, with average values in parentheses: ATLANTIC BASIN SEASONAL HURRICANE FORECAST FOR 2015 Forecast Parameter and 1981-2010 Median (in parentheses) Issue Date 9…
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Peanut planting is about to get underway across many parts of the South as soil temperatures in south Georgia and Alabama generally rise above 70 F during the day and no cold weather is expected. In general, planting begins around mid-April once the threat of cold weather has passed, since peanut germination is poor at…
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The 7-day QPF for this coming week shows a continuation of the split pattern we have seen over the last couple of weeks. Wet conditions should continue to occur in northern parts of the Southeast, while southern areas, especially southern Florida, will see lower than normal rainfall. This may increase the extent of abnormally dry…