How has winter precipitation changed over time in the Southeast? If you look at trends from 1970 to 2012, there has been a decrease in December through February precipitation in most climate divisions in our region. Climate Central produced a map which shows the biggest declines have been in Georgia…
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As expected, the latest Drought Monitor has expanded the area of severe drought in Georgia under the dry conditions we have had for the last week. The coverage of D2 drought expanded from 3% to over 8% and now covers a significant portion of southwest and south central Georgia. The…
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The National Drought Monitor released their latest drought map today and severe drought (D2–dark tan on drought map) showed up for the first time in Georgia since March 19, 2013. Two small areas in south central and southwest Georgia were identified and are well correlated with the lowest departures from…
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The global average temperature for January through July of this year was tied with 2002 for the 3rd warmest year to date since records began in 1880. But you certainly could not tell it if you live in the Southeast, where colder than average temperatures dominated the first half of…
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David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, provides this commentary on the weather we have experienced this summer: Is the Warming Arctic Causing More Extreme Summer Weather? A new study came out this week in the proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences showing a connection between the rapidly warming Arctic…
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You can find the Florida climate summary for July 2014 at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-july-2014 and the North Carolina climate summary at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=86&h=5666e5c1.
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A small area of drought returned to Georgia at the end of July following a record-setting dry July in Alma. The station received only 0.44 inches for the month, much lower than the previous record of 0.77 inches set in 2006. Most of the state received less than the normal…
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