Climate summaries
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According to the monthly climate summary for June 2024 released today by NOAA, this past June was the second warmest on record for the 130 years of official records for the US. The worst heat was in the southwestern part of the country, but almost everywhere was warmer than normal. For the January through June…
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NOAA released their latest monthly climate summary for the globe last week. It shows that globally, this was the warmest May since records began for the earth as a whole in 1880. It is the 12th month in a row that has set a global record for warmth. The global oceans have been record-setting warm…
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NOAA released their latest monthly and seasonal summary for the May and March-May periods, respectively, earlier today. The summary shows that a lot of the country was warmer than normal for both the May and March-May periods. Wet conditions were present in many parts of the US, including the Southeast, although both Florida and the…
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The latest monthly summary for the May 2024 climate for North Carolina was published today by the State Climate Office there. It discusses the wet conditions there compared to much drier conditions in April and how warmer than normal temperatures contributed to above-normal accumulations of growing degree days there. You can read more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/06/soaking-showers-summer-sizzle-show-up-in-may/.
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Brian Brettschneider, @Climatologist49 on Twitter, is one of the first climatologists to provide climate summary maps for the US after the end of each month and season. Here are the maps he produced for May and the March-May periods. They show that May was warmer than normal everywhere but it was especially hot in Florida…
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It’s a holiday weekend. Don’t forget the Monthly Climate Webinar to be held Tuesday May 28 at 10 am ET. Details and registration link below. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as…
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NCEI released the latest monthly global climate assessment today for the globe. It shows that this was the warmest April every observed since global records began in 1880. It was also the 11th month in a row of record-setting warm temperatures and the lowest extent of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere. You can read…
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