Climate summaries
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The monthly climate summary for May 2018 is now available from the Florida Climate Center. According to their report, this is likely to be the wettest May in Florida’s climate history based on preliminary data (final results to come in a week or so from NCEI). You can read their report at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=522.
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The latest monthly summary for North Carolina covering May 2018 is now available. Sneak preview: it was their wettest May ever! You can read more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=259&h=5666e5c1.
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The preliminary maps for May 2018 show that temperature was well above normal for most of the region except for the Florida peninsula. Precipitation was above normal for most of the Southeast except for far western regions of the area. A lot of that surplus rain fell in the last two weeks with a plume…
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The latest global climate summary from NOAA for April 2018 shows that this month was the third warmest April since records began in 1880, surpassed only by 2016 and 2017. This makes 400 months in a row with temperatures that were at least slightly above the 20th century average. Temperatures were buoyed by a very…
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NASA released their monthly climate summary for the globe today. It shows that for the earth as a whole, this is the third warmest April in 138 years of record, falling below only 2016 and 2017. Note that the only place on earth that was below the long-term average this year was the eastern half…
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The maps for the temperature and precipitation departures from normal for the month of May so far show that for most parts of the Southeast, temperatures are above normal and precipitation is below normal. Temperatures should stay above normal for most of the next month, so May is likely to end up above normal in…
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NOAA’s latest climate summary for the US in April 2018 shows that this year was the coldest April since 1997, more than 20 years ago. The persistent pattern of a ridge of high pressure in the West and a trough of low pressure in the East along with the accompanying temperatures was well captured by…
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