Sources of weather and climate data
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Two new interactive viewers from NOAA’s Coastal Services Center are available online and provide a detailed look at coastal areas across the US. The C-CAP viewer allows you to look at changes in land use from 1996 to 2010 in many areas of the Southeast, although only counties relatively near the coast are included. You…
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The blog from the State Climate Office of North Carolina posted a new story today about some summer research done on the relationship between total net primary productivity (TNPP) of pines and drought indices. The research explored statistical correlations between various drought indices like the Palmer Drought Severity Index and the Standardized Precipitation Index and…
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The recent dry conditions have produced a number of negative impacts on agriculture in the Southeast. Rome Ethredge noted in his Seminole Crop E-News blog that dryland peanuts have taken quite a hit with very spotty rains in some areas. He noted that decreased yields are likely in the driest fields. There have been increases…
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The Covington (GA) NWS cooperative weather observer recently stopped observing, and a replacement is needed soon. This is one of the oldest records in Georgia, with nearly 150 years of records available. The observer would need to host an 8 inch rain gauge and a max/min electronic thermometer in a suitable open area and take…
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I was in Jekyll Island last week attending the Georgia Environmental Conference and saw this beautiful scene outside my hotel window one morning: The rays which appear to be stretching out from the horizon are called crepuscular rays, and are actually beams of sunlight shining through breaks in clouds below the horizon. You can…
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The National Drought Monitor released their latest drought map today and severe drought (D2–dark tan on drought map) showed up for the first time in Georgia since March 19, 2013. Two small areas in south central and southwest Georgia were identified and are well correlated with the lowest departures from normal over the last 90…
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Now that we are approaching the most active time of the tropical season, you might like to track tropical activity for yourself. The New Orleans Times-Picayune has a great primer on how to use the National Hurricane Center web site to look at tropical outlooks and storm forecasts. Check it out by clicking here. Meanwhile,…