Climate summaries
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NOAA has released their latest climate report for the global climate. In the report, available at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201505, they note that May 2015, March-May 2015, and the year to date January through May 2015 were all the warmest on record since records began in 1880. Precipitation amounts varied tremendously from on location to another this month.
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Since it is halfway through June, let’s take a look at how the region is stacking up so far. For the region as a whole, temperatures are running 1-2 degrees above normal and precipitation, 1-2 inches above normal. However, the final average temperature for the month is likely to rise since the current above normal…
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The National Drought Monitor collects and disseminates drought information for the United States each Thursday morning after seeking input from climatologists and other stakeholders around the country. One of the products they provide is a map of changes in drought status for the US. The map below shows the change in drought status for the…
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NOAA released their monthly climate summary for May 2015 this morning. It showed the for the contiguous lower 48 states, May was the wettest month ever, with an average of 4.36 inches, 1.39 inches above the long-term average. This in spite of the continuing drought in the West and dry conditions in the East. You…
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Warm conditions in Georgia from April continued into May, but a pattern shift in the atmosphere caused a dry spell to dominate most of the state until late in May, when rain returned to the area. This shift caused both positive and negative impacts on agriculture in the state. Temperatures across the state were above…
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The May 2015 summary for Florida is now available at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-may-2015.
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March through May 2015 was warmer than normal almost everywhere in the Southeast, while much of the region was also drier than normal. The exception was the eastern Carolinas, where TS Ana passed, and parts of Alabama and western Georgia. The Southeast Regional Climate Center Perspectives tool shows that for most of the region,…