This morning NOAA released the monthly climate statistics for the US for January 2018. While we have been cold and dry here in the Southeast, more than half the lower 48 states have been well above normal in temperature. The country as a whole was in the top third of…
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A few of you have asked for a summary of the 2017 climate and a peek into what is likely to be ahead for the 2018 growing season. While I don’t have a crystal ball to give definitive answers, I can at least look into the haze and tell you…
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The latest post from Steve Hilberg on the CoCoRaHS blog discusses our current winter and what is likely to be ahead for the rest of the season. For meteorologists, we are now 2/3 of the way through winter, with spring beginning on March 1. It’s very interesting to see the…
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Chilly temperatures enveloped Georgia in January 2018, with most stations reporting between two and four degrees F below normal. A big change from last year when many locations were about 9-10 degrees above normal! In fact, nearly all of the eastern half of the US was well below normal this…
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The North Carolina climate summary for January 2018 is now available from the State Climate Office of NC. You can read it at http://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=254&h=5666e5c1.
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According to an article by Associated Press, 2017 was tied with 2016 for the warmest year on record for Georgia, as noted by Bill Murphey, the State Climatologist. Atlanta broke many records during the year and other cities also observed records. Murphey attributed the warmth to a combination of factors…
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With just a couple of days to go before the end of the month, it looks like most of the Southeast will end up colder and drier than normal. This morning’s maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center are shown below. Keep in mind that this map does not…
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