Climate summaries
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The preliminary climate summary maps for the Southeast show that generally inland and northern parts of the region were cooler than normal and southern and coastal areas were above normal in temperature for August 2017. Rainfall was above normal in Alabama, northern Georgia and the eastern Carolinas and Virginia as well as the west coast…
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary today for July 2017. Their analysis shows that for the earth as a whole, it was the 2nd warmest July on record just barely behind 2016 by 0.09 degrees F since records began in 1880. The total for the year to date from January to July was also…
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We’re halfway through August and a quick look at the climate statistics so far shows that all of the Southeast except for the Florida peninsula are cooler than normal. Rainfall is more variable, with some areas above normal and others below, including southeastern Georgia and a lot of the Florida peninsula. Dry areas also include…
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The biggest climate news this week was the release of the annual State of the Climate report for 2016. Written by nearly 500 scientists from 60 different countries (including a number of my friends) who look at many different aspects of the earth-ocean-atmosphere system and the trends in many variables, it provides an unparalleled look…
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Daniel Brouillette of the Florida Climate Center posted a report describing Tropical Storm Emily, which made landfall near Tampa Bay on July 31, 2017. It caused a small storm surge, gusty winds and heavy rains. You can read the details at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/images/docs/TS_Emily_Fla_summary_2017.pdf.
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NOAA released the national climate summary for July 2017 this week. It shows that this July was the 10th warmest in 123 years of record for the US. The year to date average temperature is the second warmest on record after 2012 at this time of year. It is also the seventh wettest year to…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has published their monthly climate summary for July 2017. In it they discuss the record dryness that has hit parts of the Piedmont, leading to abnormally dry conditions. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=238&h=5666e5c1.
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