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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”

Mar 1, 2015 | Written by

This is the famous quote that opens Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”.  In this case it is also a pretty good summary of the divided nature of temperature across the US this winter. The Weather Channel had a story today which described stations that had their record warmest…
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Brrr! Siberian air brings record cold to Southeast

Feb 19, 2015 | Written by

As expected, the frigid air has arrived in the Southeast, and near-record setting temperatures were experienced across a lot of the area this morning.  The map from CRONOS from the North Carolina State Climatology Office at 8 am below shows the extent of the cold air. Today the maximum high…
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Record cold expected in the Southeast later this week

Feb 17, 2015 | Written by

Meteorologists are anxiously watching the latest blast from the Arctic, which is expected to move into the Southeast after a cold frontal passage on Wednesday.  Predicted temperatures on Thursday show that it is likely that many areas of the Southeast will experience record low high temperatures and some record lows…
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New cell phone forecast tool from the National Weather Service

Feb 12, 2015 | Written by

The National Weather Service has just announced a new “experimental” forecast app for smartphones that may make it easier to make short-term decisions on what to do around the farm and when to do it.  This app provides a variety of weather-related information in an easy to use format which…
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