Climate summaries
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NASA reported this week that their calculated global temperature for February 2017 shows it as the second warmest on record, slightly below the record-setting year of 2016 (which had a strong El Niñ0). NOAA should be releasing their numbers in a few days. You can read about it at https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20170315/.
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For the month of March so far, conditions across the Southeast have generally been warmer and drier than normal, although the cold spell this week should bring temperatures back closer to average. Once this cold outbreak passes, we are expected to go back into above normal temperatures with an increased chance of wet conditions in…
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NOAA released their latest climate summary today. It shows that the US experienced its second warmest every February and its 6th warmest winter. Nearly one quarter of the US was record warm in February, and it surpassed every year except 1954. You can see more and view maps at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-201702.
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Climate summary for February from the Southeast Regional Climate Center: Temperatures were well above average across the Southeast region, with numerous record-breaking extremes observed during February. Mean temperature departures ranged from 3 to as much as 10 degrees F (1.7 to 5.6 degrees C) above average across the region, with the greatest departures found in…
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Weather Underground‘s blog provided an interesting overview of the 2016-17 winter that ended last week. Their analysis showed that most of the eastern US experienced top-five warmest years, including quite a few in the Southeast, while a few stations in the Pacific Northwest felt top-five coldest conditions. California not surprisingly had one of its five…
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Temperatures were far above normal across the state in February 2017 in Georgia. Anomalies ranged from six to more than nine degrees above average. This is the 13th month in a row with above-normal temperatures for the state as a whole. Rainfall across the state was well below normal with the sole exception of a…
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The latest monthly climate summary for Florida covering February 2017 is now available. You can find it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=507.
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