Climate summaries
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With the end of the month approaching, here is a quick look at how the month is ending up. According to the maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center, February 2022 is warmer across almost all of the region, typical of a La Nina winter. Most of the region other than Alabama and the…
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We are halfway through February 2022, so it’s time to take a quick look at how the month is shaking out climatologically so far. For most of the Southeast, temperatures have been above normal. The exceptions are parts of western Alabama, southern Georgia, and most of Florida. Precipitation has been mostly lower than normal other…
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Today NOAA released their monthly summary for the global climate for January 2022. It shows that this past January was the 6th warmest since global records began in 1880. The Southeast was relatively close to average compared to many other parts of the globe. It would have been much warmer except for the extensive band…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office released their monthly climate report for January 2022 this morning. It shows that they received quite a bit of precipitation, both as rain and frozen ice and snow. You can read the full report at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/02/rain-ice-and-snow-had-us-covered-in-january/.
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With just a couple of days left in the month, it’s time to take a look at January’s preliminary climate statistics. While most of the Southeast has been cooler than normal, Georgia and Florida will end up warmer than normal. This has contributed to their vulnerability to frost, since many plants are almost a month…
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Today NOAA released a set of new climate summaries for each state. Here is what their new website says: The State Climate Summaries spell out recent local conditions for each state and provide insights about the state’s climate outlook based on historical trends. Climate is distinguished from daily weather because climate reflects a longer period…