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The North Carolina State Climate Office released their monthly climate summary for July 2023 today. You can view it at their blog July Sizzles, With a Severe Weather Twist – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu).
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The latest monthly climate outlook for August 2023 was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that the temperature is likely to be warmer than normal along the Gulf Coast, due no doubt in part to the continuing high-pressure center in the area and the very warm Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures.…
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At the end of July, with just a day’s data not yet available, the maps of temperature and precipitation departures show that nearly all of the region was warmer and drier than normal, although there was some scatter as expected in summer with convective storms developing over time. The warmest part of the region was…
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I spent last week in Davenport, Iowa, attending the annual meeting of US mesonet operators. We learned a lot about the operations of other mesonets in states around the country and shared tips on funding, instrumentation, web access, and crew safety. We also learned about new equipment and new networks that are coming online. One…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that everywhere in the Southeast is likely to see some rain this week. Over the next few days, the heaviest rain will follow the path of the low that is currently moving over South Carolina towards the northeast. Mid-week will be fairly dry everywhere except in Florida. Then rain…
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The latest Drought Monitor was released today, and it shows that while the total amount of drought had very small changes across the region, a narrow band of extreme (D3) drought has been identified along the Florida Coast just south of Tampa due to high temperatures and continuing lack of rainfall. In Puerto Rico, the…
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The latest Atlantic tropical storm outlook shows that there is a moderate chance of storm development in the next week in the central Atlantic. However, the models are currently showing that the center is likely to move north before it reaches North America, so it is likely no threat to us even if it does…
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