Sources of weather and climate data
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A fascinating web site which collects live lightning data is showing a cold front sagging south into northern Georgia and Alabama tonight. The lightning is occurring in thunderstorms which are forming along the front. This could cause some locally heavy rain, gusty winds and lightining tonight and mark a return to rainier conditions in the…
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June 1 marks the beginning of the official Atlantic hurricane season. Early in the season, most storms form in the Caribbean Sea and near North America rather than farther out in the Atlantic, as is the case later in the season. And sure enough, this year we have some signs of development in the Bay…
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A new blog on El Nino-Southern Oscillation (better known as ENSO) is now available from NOAA at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/department/8443/all. This blog will provide background information and current discussion about the status of El Nino and La Nina as well as descriptions of its impact across the United States and the world. ENSO has big impacts on…
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Here is a new Google Map-based display of storm reports that you might find intriguing and maybe even useful. The nationwide map can be found at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/kml/lsr.php? You can choose to look at the area around any National Weather Service office using the menu at top right. I’ve attached an example from this morning based…
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How much did it rain last week? This is a question I get asked frequently by a variety of people, including Extension agents and producers. There are many sources of weather and climate data, but two I find particularly useful because of their map formats are listed below. The first is the precipitation map tool…
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The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the official Federal archive of weather and climate data for the US, and they have data for many other countries as well. One of their most useful tools is their new “Climate at a Glance” web site, which allows you to plot trends in climate variables like temperature,…
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