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The latest monthly climate outlook for January 2025 was released earlier this week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that colder than normal conditions are likely across most of the Southeast. Precipitation does not show a trend to wetter or drier than usual conditions and will be highly dependent on the development of storms…
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It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. I started this blog in 2014, so more than ten years have passed since I started it. But I never get tired of talking about weather and climate, so here we go again! Today, I want to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year…
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I will be pausing the blog until the end of the year to spend time with family and friends over the holidays. I thank you all for your continued support of this blog and I look forward to coming back near the end of 2024 to take a preliminary look at the climate statistics for…
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The earth experienced the winter solstice early in the morning on December 21, marking the day when the sun appears to be the lowest in the sky before it starts gradually climbing again. The days will start to increase in length again by a few minutes a day as we head through winter and towards…
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I am happy to hear that Congress has gotten its act together and voted for a continuing resolution to keep the government going for a few more months that also includes relief for our farmers, who were hit so hard by tropical weather and other disasters this year. It is also a relief for many…
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The latest 7-day QPF map released today shows that there will not be a lot of rain or snow in the next week for most of the region. The next two days should be dry, then a storm system along the East Coast will start to drop some rain on day 3 (Monday into Tuesday).…
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The latest seasonal outlooks for temperature and precipitation were issued today. They still show the likely impact of the La Nina that is expected to be declared any time now. Temperature across the Southeast is expected to be warmer than normal in most parts of the region and precipitation is expected to be drier than…
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