Climate summaries
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Thank you to the speakers and to those of you who participated in the January 2023 Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar. We have posted a webinar summary and recording on drought.gov for those that were unable to participate in the live event or wish to share it with others. Read a Summary / Replay the January…
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The January 2023 climate so far this month has been warmer than usual across the region, with the highest deviations in the northern part of the Southeast. Rainfall has been quite variable, with northern areas receiving the most and southern areas observing quite a bit less. But based on the rainfall that I see has…
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Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture…
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The annual climate summary for North Carolina was released by the State Climate Office there today. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2023/01/the-weather-year-in-review-familiar-patterns-with-new-twists-in-2022/. Be sure to look for the thermograph of Raleigh’s daily temperature compared to the popular meme about the 12 seasons of the year–very clever! And true!
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This week NOAA released their annual summary of climate conditions around the globe. The summary shows that this was the earth’s 6th warmest since records began in 1880. The temperature analysis shows that in spite of some very cold temperatures in December in parts of the world, overall the only place that was cooler than…
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Yesterday NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information released their annual climate summary for the United States for 2022. Among the statistics they pointed out were the extensive coverage of drought across the contiguous US and the 3rd costliest hurricane on record due to Hurricane Ian. You can read all the information at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202212. For the…
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The latest climate summary for North Carolina was released this morning, including a discussion of the cold weather over Christmas. You can read more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2023/01/a-christmas-chill-decked-decembers-halls/.
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