Climate summaries
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This time of year we are subjected to all sorts of lists of the best, worst, and most notable of the past year. Summaries of the past year’s events are also posted frequently. Weather and climate are no exception. Here is a collection of “highlights of 2022” focused on US or world weather and climate…
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The short-term outlook for weather conditions is for more rain to move through a lot of the Southeast, although southern Florida will not see much. The rain could come in a couple of waves, with the heaviest rain occurring in mid-week. After that, cooler and drier weather will move into the region as the pattern…
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The latest monthly climate summary from NOAA shows that the average temperature for the US was 0.7 F below average and the precipitation was 0.17 inches above average. This puts the country in the middle third of years for both variables. The Southeast was generally warmer and wetter than the rest of the country. Parts…
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Since we are halfway through June, here is a quick look at what temperature and precipitation have been observed so far. The precipitation has been quite variable with all of the convective rain events we have been having. I went to Kansas City this past Tuesday for a climate conference and was delayed leaving by…
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The preliminary climate summary for May 2025 indicates that nearly the entire region was wetter than normal during the month, even areas that had drought develop or expand somewhat before it was beat back by rain later in the month. The temperature across the southern part of the region along with the coastal areas was…
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If you did not attend the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar this week Tuesday, you might be interested in watching the video. I forgot to send out a reminder because I am traveling but fortunately, the video is now available on YouTube here. This month covered not only the regular climate summary, water summary, and agricultural…
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The temperature across the Southeast in April was warmer than normal overall, with the majority of the region experiencing temperatures that were 2-4 degrees above average. Precipitation across the region was highly variable. The driest part of the region was the southwest portion of the Florida Peninsula, which experienced only about 0.1 inches of rain…
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The latest global climate summary for March 2025 was released by NOAA late last week. It shows that nearly the entire globe was above normal in temperature with the exception of a few areas in Antarctica. Sea ice was the second lowest on record for the globe but was the lowest ever for the Arctic.…
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NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the United States earlier this week. It showed that most of the region was warmer than normal and drier than normal, although there were some areas that were close to normal. This is generally consistent with the weak La Nina that just ended. You can read more at…
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Another month has ended and we can now take a preliminary look at the monthly statistics for the region. The region as a whole was mostly warmer than normal except for Southeast GA and Al and the Florida Peninsula. If you look at the daily max and min temperatures separately (you can do this at…
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