Climate summaries
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Since it is halfway through August, I thought I would take a quick glance at the climate conditions for the month so far. Precipitation values across the region range from somewhat above normal to below normal, depending on location. You can just see the heavy rain in Louisiana on the far left side of the…
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The latest NOAA report for the US for July 2016 is out and shows that Florida reported its warmest July ever this year, with Georgia and South Carolina as well as the entire Southeast at 3rd warmest and North Carolina as the 4th warmest. The Southeast was 11th driest on record (1895-present). You can see…
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Georgia was well above normal in temperature again in July, following a warm June. This is the second or third warmest June-July period on record for much of the state. Temperatures ranged from almost 2 to 3.5 degrees above the 1981-2010 average. Rainfall was less than 50% of normal in nearly half the state, causing…
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You can read the climate summary for July from the Florida State Climatologist at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-july-2016.
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You can read the latest summary from the Office of the State Climatologist in North Carolina at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=201&h=5666e5c1.
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Virtually all of the Southeast was warmer and drier than normal in July 2016, according to maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center. The precipitation deficit is even more striking when you look at the percentage of normal and see that large chunks of the region got less than 50% of their normal rainfall.…
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary for June 2016 today. It shows that the earth was record-setting warm again, for the 14th month in a row. The sea surface temperatures were also record warm. The January-June totals also show a new record for 2016, far surpassing last year’s record warmth. This makes it virtually…