Climate summaries
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The preliminary climate summary for May 2025 indicates that nearly the entire region was wetter than normal during the month, even areas that had drought develop or expand somewhat before it was beat back by rain later in the month. The temperature across the southern part of the region along with the coastal areas was…
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If you did not attend the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar this week Tuesday, you might be interested in watching the video. I forgot to send out a reminder because I am traveling but fortunately, the video is now available on YouTube here. This month covered not only the regular climate summary, water summary, and agricultural…
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The temperature across the Southeast in April was warmer than normal overall, with the majority of the region experiencing temperatures that were 2-4 degrees above average. Precipitation across the region was highly variable. The driest part of the region was the southwest portion of the Florida Peninsula, which experienced only about 0.1 inches of rain…
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The latest global climate summary for March 2025 was released by NOAA late last week. It shows that nearly the entire globe was above normal in temperature with the exception of a few areas in Antarctica. Sea ice was the second lowest on record for the globe but was the lowest ever for the Arctic.…
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NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the United States earlier this week. It showed that most of the region was warmer than normal and drier than normal, although there were some areas that were close to normal. This is generally consistent with the weak La Nina that just ended. You can read more at…
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Another month has ended and we can now take a preliminary look at the monthly statistics for the region. The region as a whole was mostly warmer than normal except for Southeast GA and Al and the Florida Peninsula. If you look at the daily max and min temperatures separately (you can do this at…
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Update: Slides are now available at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/files/2025/03/2024-growing-season-and-2025-outlook-march-28-2025-slides.pdf. The video is at https://youtu.be/HnsnUvNcW3k. I am planning to do a webinar on Friday, March 28, at 10:00 am EDT with a review of last year’s climate and a look ahead to the 2025 growing season. It will focus on Georgia but will also cover the Southeast more…