Climate summaries
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The latest monthly climate summary for Florida for September 2019 is now available. You can read it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/images/flmonthly2019_09.pdf.
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Record-setting temperatures and almost no rain during September caused a major expansion of drought across Georgia. The dry conditions caused problems for farmers trying to grow forage and harvest peanuts in heavier soils but harvest was ahead of schedule due to the lack of rain. In Atlanta, the monthly average temperature was 82.4 degrees F…
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The latest monthly climate summary for North Carolina is now available. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=299&h=5666e5c1.
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Because of the dry conditions across a lot of the Southeast in September, many stations in the region reported their highest ever average maximum temperature for the month, according to maps from the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s Perspectives tool (https://sercc.com/perspectives). Minimum temperatures were also ranked in the top five at many places but almost none…
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The latest quarterly issue of the Southeastern Regional Climate Center’s climate summary for summer 2019 is now available. It includes highlights of the last season and impacts on various sectors of the regional economy. You can read it at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionQuarterlyReportSummer2019.pdf.
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary earlier this week. It shows that the earth as a whole tied for its second warmest August ever, after the record warm year in 2016. The summer June through August period was also the second warmest after 2016, and the year to date was the third warmest on…
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We are halfway through September, and many parts of the Southeast have received very little rain this month. The only big exception is the area hit by Hurricane Dorian. This, coupled with temperatures that are well above normal, is adding water stress to plants that are trying to make it to harvest and reducing stream…
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