Climate summaries
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Now that we are halfway through June, 2020, let’s take a look at the climate for the month so far. Precipitation is quite variable and most places are drier than normal. The exception is along the Gulf Coast and in southern Georgia and Alabama and in Florida due to the rain that fell as TS…
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According to NOAA, this May tied with 2016 for the hottest May on record going back to 1880. The year to date January through May ranks second warmest for that period. Temperatures in the Southeast were one of the few places on earth that had May temperatures below average, and the temperatures in Siberia were…
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Earlier this week I participated in a talk about “Building Resilience in Georgia: Perspectives on Weather and Water” to the Georgia Conservancy on Facebook Live. I covered historical climate trends in Georgia including temperature and precipitation changes we have seen over time and described the Georgia Climate Project and the work that I am doing…
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You can find the latest monthly climate summary for North Carolina now available from the North Carolina Climate Office at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=317&h=5666e5c1.
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You can find the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s latest monthly climate summary for May 2020 for the Southeast at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportMay2020.pdf.
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With the end of May 2020 fast approaching, the monthly departure maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center show that across Georgia and most of the Southeast (with the exception of southern Florida) was colder than normal, thanks to the very cold temperatures experienced at the beginning of the month. Precipitation values are near…
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Here’s an interesting chart which shows how billion-dollar weather disasters change by month across the US (you can also break it down by regions and states). You probably will not be surprised to see that winter storm damage is highest in winter, freeze events in spring, and drought in summer. But the chart is still…