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The North Carolina State Climate Office has posted the monthly climate summary for September 2023. You can view it at Autumn Arrived and the Tropics Came Alive in September – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu).
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The preliminary climate summary maps for the Southeast show that most of the region was cooler and drier than normal for the month of September 2023. The overnight minimum temperatures were relatively cooler than the daytime maximum temperatures, in part because when it is dry, temperatures are more likely to keep falling overnight until sunrise.…
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When I talk about impacts of El Nino in the Southeast, I often mention that the jet stream moves south to a position that is usually located across southern AL and GA and northern FL. The jet stream pushes along the winter storm systems that bring rain (and occasionally snow) to the region. Cloud cover…
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Surveyors continue to assess damage from Hurricane Idalia in Florida and other states. Damage to agriculture is now estimated at $447 million and to Florida forests at almost $65 million. You can see images and read more at the links below. Growing Produce: What’s the Damage? Hurricane Idalia Toll on Florida Ag Upwards of $447…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that a large part of the Southeast will see only light showers this week, with the usual exception of Florida, as high pressure continues to dominate the area. Rain could occur over the Florida Peninsula over the next few days and light showers could occur in Alabama, N GA,…
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While we are past the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, there is still activity in the basin. Today, two tropical storms, Philippe and Rina, are active in the Atlantic and are located very close to each other. While the path of the two storms may be impacted by how close they are to each…
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The latest outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows that the moderate El Nino that is currently underway is having an impact on the predicted late fall climate patterns especially in precipitation. The temperature outlook is a compromise between cooler than normal conditions we would expect from El Nino and warmer than normal conditions expected…
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