The preliminary maps for December and for the year of 2016 are now available from the High Plains Regional Climate Center.  They show that December continued the string of above-normal temperatures that started in February 2016, especially in Florida.  Most of Florida and northern GA and AL were dry, which…
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NOAA released their monthly summary for November this week.  It shows that overall, November was the 5th warmest on record for the globe.  The fall period September to November 2016 was the second warmest on record after last year’s El Niño-enhanced temperatures.  With one month to go, the year to…
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NOAA has released its latest quarterly report for the climate of the Southeast, covering September through November.  It was produced by the Southeast Regional Climate Center.  You can access the two page fact sheet summary at http://www.cisa.sc.edu/PDFs/2016%20Fall%20SER%20Quarterly%20Overview.pdf.  
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We are halfway through December, and this month has been quite variable in both temperature and precipitation across the Southeast.  Florida has been above normal in temperature, especially south Florida, while other areas of the Southeast have been below normal.  Precipitation also varied quite a bit, with a streak of…
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In addition to the update on La Niña, NOAA also released their monthly and seasonal summary this week.  It shows that for the contiguous lower 48 states, this was the warmest fall on record, coming in 6.3 degrees above the 20th century average.  November was the second warmest on record,…
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