Climate summaries
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The first week of April 2016 has been much wetter than normal for a significant part of Georgia and surrounding areas. Temperatures have been above normal in southern parts of the Southeast. Colder temperatures for the next two weeks should help bring the temperature closer to normal, although things may warm up at the end…
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The latest monthly climate summary from NOAA was released yesterday. It shows that for March 2016, the monthly average temperature was the 4th warmest on record and the warmest since 2012. (Incidentally, the record pollen count in recent years occurred in 2012, but we’ve had a lot this year too due to many things blooming…
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The latest climate summary for March 2016 is now available from the Florida State Climatologist. You can read it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-march-2016.
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Georgia was well above normal in temperature in March, ranging from three to over six degrees above the 1981-2010 average. Rainfall was generally less than normal across the state with the exception of the southwest corner and near Savannah. In Atlanta, the monthly average temperature was 60.5 degrees F (6.2 degrees above normal), in Athens…
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Here is an initial look at the climate of the Southeast in March. I’ll be writing a more detailed Georgia report later and linking to reports from other states. The preliminary maps show that temperatures across the region were above normal, especially in North Carolina where a number of stations had their 2nd or 3rd…
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Once again, North Carolina is first off the mark with the latest monthly climate summary. You can find it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=186&h=5666e5c1. A warm month across the state!
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina just published their winter recap for 2015-2016. Even if you don’t live in NC, the analysis covers most of the Southeast and you may be interested in reading about how El Niño affected our winter conditions. They also rate the accuracy of woolly worm caterpillars, groundhogs, and the…