Climate summaries
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The latest monthly climate summaries for December 2017 for Florida and North Carolina are now available online. You can view the Florida one at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=517 and the North Carolina one at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=250&h=5666e5c1.
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Molly Samuel of WABE Public Radio posted a nice summary story on Georgia’s 2017 climate, featuring quotes from Bill Murphey, the State Climatologist, and Jordan McLeod, the regional climatologist at the Southeast Regional Climate Center and a UGA graduate. You can read and listen to the story at https://www.wabe.org/2017-warm-extreme-year-georgia-weather/.
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Even though the end of 2017 ended with an Arctic blast, the year overall was one of the top five warmest on record for most of the Southeast, helped by a warm winter early in the year and above normal temperatures in most months (even December). Precipitation varied across the region, with some areas receiving…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Center has published their latest climate summary for fall 2017. The summary includes sections on Hurricanes Irma and Maria as well as general information about fall conditions. You can read it at https://www.sercc.com/Southeast_Region_Quarterly_Report_Autumn_2017.pdf.
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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.