Climate summaries Posts | Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

NOAA: April 2017 was the second wettest and 11th warmest for the US

May 17, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

NOAA released their latest monthly summary of climate for the US in April 2017 yesterday. It shows that for the US as a whole, it was the second wettest and the 11th warmest April since records began in 1895. It was the second warmest year to date and the 5th…
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NASA: April 2017 was the second warmest on record

May 15, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

NASA released their monthly global climate summary for April 2017 today. It shows that April was the second warmest in 137 years of record following the record setting year in 2016. While most areas of the globe were above normal, especially in the Arctic, you can still find some regions…
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Monthly climate for May 2017 shows cooler and wetter conditions so far

May 14, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

At halfway through the month, the preliminary climate statistics maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center show that temperatures in many parts of the region are running a little below normal. If this continues, Georgia will see its first below-normal month since January 2016. But with temperatures expected to…
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Year to date temperature is ranked #1 for most of the Southeast

May 8, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

The National Centers for Environmental Information released the climate maps for April 2017 today. They show that for most of the East coast, temperatures were well above normal and many areas were the warmest on record. This helped contribute to the year-to-date maps, which show a large swath of the…
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SERCC: Climate summary for the Southeast for April 2017

May 4, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

Jordan McLeod of the Southeast Regional Climate Center published this climate summary for April 2017: Temperatures were well above average across the Southeast region, with numerous record-breaking extremes observed during April. Mean temperature departures ranged from 5 to as much as 9 degrees F (2.8 to 5.0 degrees C) above average…
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April 2017 is another warm month in a long line; drought expands in southern Georgia

May 3, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

For the 15th month in a row, Georgia’s temperature was above normal, even though neutral conditions remain in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Rainfall was plentiful in north Georgia, leading to a reduction of extreme drought there, but was scarce in the south, which helped lead to the development of moderate…
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Florida climate summary for April 2017 now available

May 2, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

The latest Florida monthly summary for April 2017 is now available from the Florida Climate Center. You can find it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=509.
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