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The latest global climate summary for August was released earlier this week. The report shows that for the earth as a whole, it was the 5th warmest August in the 1880-2018 period. For the summer period of June through August, it was also the 5th warmest on record, and the…
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While the remains of Florence are still affecting folks in the northeastern US, the State Climate Office of North Carolina has wasted no time in putting together this useful summary of the impacts of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina. Keep in mind that Florence is a slow-motion disaster and rivers…
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From my climatologist friend Jordan McLeod on Facebook: Here’s a map showing the 4-day rainfall totals from Hurricane Florence, using gridded Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimates (MPE) data provided by the National Weather Service. The footprint of 10″+ of precipitation across the Carolinas is simply astounding, with numerous 30″+ pixels located in…
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Just for fun, I grabbed the month to date temperature and precipitation departures from normal for the US as of this morning, just as Hurricane Florence was coming onshore. As of this morning a good chunk of the Southeast was drier than usual for the month and most of it…
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My friend David Stooksbury, the former Georgia State Climatologist, pointed out today that the three week period ending today is among the top five driest for this time of year for parts of northern Georgia, most of South Carolina, and some stations in North Carolina. Atlanta and Athens are both…
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NOAA’s latest climate summary for the US was released this week. It shows that the June through August temperatures for the 48 contiguous US states, was tied for the fourth warmest since records began in 1895. The temperatures were especially hot out west, where things have been broiling most of…
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The latest monthly summary from the State Climate Office of North Carolina is now available online. You can read it at http://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=264.
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