Climate summaries
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The latest monthly summary for the May 2024 climate for North Carolina was published today by the State Climate Office there. It discusses the wet conditions there compared to much drier conditions in April and how warmer than normal temperatures contributed to above-normal accumulations of growing degree days there. You can read more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/06/soaking-showers-summer-sizzle-show-up-in-may/.
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Brian Brettschneider, @Climatologist49 on Twitter, is one of the first climatologists to provide climate summary maps for the US after the end of each month and season. Here are the maps he produced for May and the March-May periods. They show that May was warmer than normal everywhere but it was especially hot in Florida…
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It’s a holiday weekend. Don’t forget the Monthly Climate Webinar to be held Tuesday May 28 at 10 am ET. Details and registration link below. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as…
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NCEI released the latest monthly global climate assessment today for the globe. It shows that this was the warmest April every observed since global records began in 1880. It was also the 11th month in a row of record-setting warm temperatures and the lowest extent of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere. You can read…
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The latest monthly climate summary for the United States for April 2024 was released earlier this week. It shows that for the US as a whole, it was the 12th warmest April on record and the 5th warmest Jan-April period. Most of the warming occurred in northern parts of the country due to El Nino,…
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The latest monthly climate summary for April 2024 was released earlier this week by the North Carolina State Climate Office. It shows that April was warmer than normal and quite dry, with some large hail reported. The dry conditions resulted in an increase in abnormally dry conditions in a good part of the state. You…
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With April turning into May in just an hour, a look at the preliminary monthly climate statistics shows that most of the region was warmer than normal with the exception of the Florida Peninsula and parts of southern AL and GA, where rain was heavy. Precipitation varied quite a bit across the region. The driest…
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