Climate summaries
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NOAA released their summary for the past winter on Friday (link to summary report here). Statistics for February are also available there. The report notes that: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, andWashington each had their warmest winter on record. In California, the winter temperature bested the previous seasonal record that occurred just last year by 1.5°F.…
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Here’s a preliminary look at winter across the Southeast, courtesy of the High Plains Regional Climate Center. Most of the region experienced below normal temperatures, with the exceptions of a few hot spots along with southern Florida. There was a lot of variation in precipitation across the region, with the wettest areas in southwest Georgia…
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The Florida climate summary for February 2015 is now available at the website for the Florida Climate Center. You can see it at by clicking here.
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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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