Climate summaries
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The latest NOAA global climate summary was released today. It shows that for the globe as a whole, November was tied for 5th warmest, September through November was the fourth warmest, and 2017 to date was the third warmest on record. You can read more information about sea ice and other global climate stories at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-201711.
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Do you think that December has been above or below normal in temperature? Don’t ask me today, because I’ve been feeling the cold wind blowing in behind the latest cold front. But the High Plains Regional Climate Center maps show that even though it might feel cold today, the month of December so far has…
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In addition to the snow information I posted for Georgia yesterday, you might be interested in this report from the State Climate Office of North Carolina describing their impacts from the recent snow event. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=249&h=5666e5c1.
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NOAA released their climate summary for November 2017 for the US today. It shows that this November was the 7th warmest on record and the year to date so far is the 3rd warmest on record for the country as a whole. For Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia, it has been the…
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The latest monthly summaries of November 2017 climate are now available from Florida and North Carolina. You can access them using the links below. North Carolina: https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=248&h=5666e5c1 Florida: https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=516
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Dry conditions and moderate drought moved into Georgia in November as temperatures were above normal almost everywhere in the state and little rain fell at most stations. In Atlanta, the monthly average temperature was 56.2 degrees F (2.2 degrees above normal), in Athens 54.8 degrees (1.0 degrees above normal), Columbus 59.4 (2.1 degrees above normal),…
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AgWeb posted a really good and complete description of all of the weather and climate events that have affected agriculture across the US in 2017 by Anna-Lisa Laca. It includes the hurricanes and March frost in the Southeast as well as flooding in central areas of the country and the exceptional drought in Montana. In…