Sources of weather and climate data
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The Florida Climate Institute has a new book out which contains a comprehensive look at Florida’s climate. You can get it on Amazon or look at individual chapters online. Lots of information on agriculture, forestry, coastal issues, and past and future climates. Get more information and look at the chapters at https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/resources/florida-climate-book.
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The latest image from the Climate Reanalyzer shows that parts of the Arctic are a staggering 54 F above normal in temperature this week. I’m sure this is due in part to the absence of sea ice across parts of the Arctic Ocean and is also in part due to the highly wavy nature of…
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If you’ve ever looked for weather or climate data, you may feel a bit lost. There are a lot of places to get it if you know the secrets, but not all of them are equally easy to use. I have previously posted a list of sites at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/2014/09/list-of-web-sites-with-weather-and-climate-data-for-georgia-and-beyond/. But NOAA has a nice new site…
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Brad Haire of the Southeast Farm Press wrote an interesting story this week on a new interactive global map which is supposed to be so detailed that you can zoom down to individual farm fields. I’ve played around with it a little bit and it is pretty interesting to see. For some products you can…
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If you ever get questions about people who might want to relocate to your area from somewhere else, you might find these state-by-state climate summaries helpful. They provide a look at the current climate conditions of each state and how they affect agriculture, water supplies, and living conditions there. They also provide a peek at…
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Do you ever plan outdoor events where the weather is likely to be a factor? A fun run, a church or neighborhood picnic, or a wedding? If so, you might be interested in this quick and easy place to find the weather on a particular date in previous years. While, as they say, “past performance…
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The US Department of Energy has provided a good 1-page fact sheet on how changes in climate in the Southeast will affect energy use and production across the region in the coming years. You can find it at https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/10/f27/Southeast.pdf (at least until it magically disappears). If you are in another part of the country, you…