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Today NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center announced that El Niño is here and is expected to get stronger over the next few months. It is expected to last into at least spring 2024, which is as far ahead as the predictions show in their graphics. The ocean temperatures have been in place for a while already,…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the drought conditions in Florida are improving after recent rains from TS Arlene and other storms. In most other areas of the region, abnormally dry patches have appeared or increased in area in the past week due to the lack of rain. I am starting to get…
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I have been getting comments and questions about whether smoke from the Canadian fires is affecting us here in Georgia. I definitely saw some today, although here it is quite high in the sky and we can’t smell any smoke. However, if you go farther north into North Carolina and Virginia, things are quite a…
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If you are interested in following discussions about the tropics during hurricane season, you might be interested in subscribing to The Eyewall, a daily newsletter that provides daily commentary on what is going on (or not going on) in the Atlantic in regard to developing tropical weather. You can view it and subscribe if you…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has posted its May 2023 climate summary. You can read it on their blog at A Cool, Cloudy May Keeps Summer at Bay – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu).
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Using the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s Perspectives tool allows us to look at historical records for both the region as a whole through maps and individual stations. I looked at their map for year-to-date mean temperature rankings tonight. It shows that for many parts of the Southeast, this year so far is in the top…
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Summer is the time of year when many of us take trips to visit friends or experience new places. Many of these trips are by airplane. Unfortunately, summer is also the time of year that thunderstorms most often occur, and they can cause a lot of problems with bumpy rides that may cause distress to…