Climate summaries
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September 2015 was cooler than normal for most of the Southeast, based on preliminary data through this morning. This was in stark contrast to most of the rest of the country, which was much warmer than normal. Precipitation across the Southeast varied quite a bit, with the Florida peninsula and areas of Georgia, Alabama and…
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NOAA published their latest climate summary this morning. In it they show that this August was the warmest since record began in 1895 for the globe as a whole. The eastern US was one of the few areas across the Earth that was not unusually warm. Temperature patterns for the January through August period were…
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For the first two weeks of September, the Southeast has been running 2-4 degrees above normal (higher in the north, less in the south). Rainfall has been lower than normal in most places with the exception of areas hit by the remains of TS Erika. Warmer and drier than normal conditions are expected to continue…
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NOAA released their latest climate summary for the US today. It shows that the West continued its string of above-normal temperatures and dry conditions, although a few areas did receive above-normal rainfall. The central US was cooler than average in August with some areas of very wet conditions in the northern Plains and dry conditions…
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The 7-day rainfall we’ve seen in the Southeast shows that it was feast or famine for many areas. The map below details the percent of normal each area received based on radar estimates. It shows that southeast Georgia received the heaviest rain from the remains of Erika, with some areas receiving more than 500 percent…
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Precipitation across Georgia in August 2015 varied from over ten inches near the coast and in north central Georgia to less than 2 inc hes in the southwest corner of the state. A few isolated areas received over 15 inches during the month, according to CoCoRaHS observers. Temperatures were very close to normal across the state. The…
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The latest Florida climate summary for August 2015 is now available. You can find it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-august-2015.
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