Climate summaries
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February 2015 was the second coldest February since 1978, based on preliminary data from National Weather Service stations, rivaling the chilly February of 2010. Precipitation was variable across the state, although most stations were close to normal. Two major storms caused significant impacts across northern Georgia in mid- and late February. Temperatures across the state…
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The climate summary for North Carolina for February 2015 is now available at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=123&h=5666e5c1
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This is the famous quote that opens Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”. In this case it is also a pretty good summary of the divided nature of temperature across the US this winter. The Weather Channel had a story today which described stations that had their record warmest winter ever, including a number…
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Preliminary analysis of the Georgia climate for February 2014 shows that the temperature for the month should end up near 43 degrees Fahrenheit for the month. That would make it approximately six degrees below the average for 1981-2010 (the current “normal” period). This would be the second coldest February since the frigid February of 1978.…
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If you like to get regular briefings on current weather and climate conditions, you should consider subscribing to the National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center’s YouTube channel. On that site they give informative video updates on current water conditions around the Southeast, usually once every few weeks. It would be especially helpful to those…
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I am giving a webinar on Friday February 27 at 11:00 am Eastern discussing the climate of 2014 and the outlook for 2015 for the Southeast. The webinar is sponsored by the Southern Region Extension Climate Academy (SRECA) working group but it is freely available to anyone interested. If you would like to join in,…
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After any winter storm, armchair meteorologists complain about how bad the forecast was, how the National Weather Service and broadcast meteorologists blew it, and how disappointed they are. Dr. Marshall Shepherd, UGA Geography professor, put together this side-by-side comparison to show that in this very tricky situation, the NWS did a fantastic job of getting…