Climate summaries
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On paper, 2014 was close to an average year climatologically for Georgia. The annual average temperature was 63.0 F, just 0.4 F below the 1901-2000 average. The annual total precipitation was 51.13 inches, just 1.06 inches above the average. Both of these are well within the range of what is considered a “normal” year. But…
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As expected, today both NASA and NOAA released their climate summary reports for 2014 and confirmed that last year was the warmest on record for the globe as a whole (since global records began in 1880). Also as expected, there was a tremendous amount of media attention to this announcement. The temperature map below shows…
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The State Climatology Office of North Carolina has released their final segment of their 2014 climate summary. This section is on the western mountains in the state. You can read it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=116&h=5666e5c1.
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Dr. Jeff Masters is one of the best weather bloggers in the country. He has just provided a great summary of the 2014 year across the United States, written by special guest blogger Bob Hanson. You will enjoy reading about the crazy weather across the US by clicking here.
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has released their next section of the 2014 year in review. This section focuses on the Piedmont region in the central part of the state. You can read it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=115&h=5666e5c1.
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The Washington Post noted in a blog posting this week that this is the first year ever that Anchorage, Alaska, never went below zero. Record lows for this time of year are around -20 to -25 F, so this is a significant departure from what you might expect in the coldest years. The blog noted…
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The State Climatology Office of North Carolina is publishing a series of regional breakdowns on the climate of 2014. You can see the first in the series focusing on coastal NC at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=114&h=5666e5c1.
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