Climate summaries
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Although we don’t have the final numbers in yet, March 2024 looks like it was wetter and warmer than normal across nearly all of the region. Overnight low temperatures were more above average than the daily maximum temperatures, a trend we are seeing in most months and seasons across the Southeast (and many other parts…
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According to a recent story from the National Weather Service, the waning El Nino has provided a lot of drought relief to the nation over the course of the winter, including parts of the Southeast. While many parts of the country benefited from the rain, drought expanded in the High Plains, especially Montana, North Dakota,…
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The February global surface temperature was 2.52°F, making it the warmest February on record (since 1880) and the ninth consecutive month of record-high global temperatures. The December 2023 through February 2024 period was also the warmest on record. Sea ice coverage was the 4th lowest. Global tropical cyclone activity was above average, but only two…
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The North Carolina State published its monthly climate summary for February last week. You can read more about their current weather and climate conditions at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/03/spring-leaps-in-drought-creeps-back-in-february/.
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NOAA’s latest seasonal report was released late last week covering the February and December through February winter climate. It shows that for the lower 48 states, it was the warmest winter on record since official records began in 1895. The Southeast was the only region where the temperatures were near normal due to the cooler…
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The winter season (December through February) has just ended, and based on preliminary statistics, it looks like most of the Southeast was warmer than normal, although some areas in southern AL as well as in southwest GA and a lot of Florida were a little cooler than normal. Keep in mind that the current 1991-2020…
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Earlier this week, NOAA provided the global monthly climate summary for January 2024. It showed that this January had record warmth again this year, the latest in a string of record-breaking months. It was also the second wettest January on record. Temperatures were above average over much of the globe, but the eastern United States,…
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