Climate summaries
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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…
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In their global climate summary for February 2016, released earlier this week, NOAA confirmed what was already reported by NASA earlier this month–February 2016 was the warmest ever on record by a significant fraction. The winter months of Dec-Feb also set a new record. Even though El Niño contributed to the warming, the regions with…
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It’s halfway through March, so let’s look at the climate so far this month. The temperature across the Southeast is much above normal, which is no surprise if you have been basking in the unusually warm temperatures this week. The area that is most above normal is the northern part of the region and extending…
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