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I’ve been so busy that I missed the latest La Niña outlook that was released last week. Not surprisingly, it shows we are nearly at the peak of the current La Niña and that we are expected to move back towards neutral conditions over the next few months, although perhaps not quite as soon as…
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Outside magazine posted an interesting story about how winemakers in regions like Napa Valley are dealing with more extreme weather and warmer temperatures in their production of wines. Adaptations like choosing new varieties or hybrids, changing the orientation of the rows to provide shade from the hot summer sun, and growing vines closer to the…
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Today NOAA released a set of new climate summaries for each state. Here is what their new website says: The State Climate Summaries spell out recent local conditions for each state and provide insights about the state’s climate outlook based on historical trends. Climate is distinguished from daily weather because climate reflects a longer period…
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The global surface temperature for 2021 was the sixth highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. In a separate analysis of global temperature data, also released today, NASA has 2021 tying with 2018 as the sixth-warmest year on record. December’s global surface temperature tied with 2016 as the fifth highest in…
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The NWS is predicting the possibility of multiple rounds of wintry weather coming through the Southeast Thursday through Sunday this week. In Georgia, the focus will be on central and perhaps southern Georgia, and early indications are that it is more likely to be an ice storm than snow for most areas other than the…
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If you weren’t too distracted by the winter weather this weekend, you might have noticed that there was a big underwater volcanic eruption yesterday near Tonga in the South Pacific. My feeds have been flooded by satellite loops of the eruption, and one of the coolest things you can see in some of the loops…
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Those of you who are interested in weather history might be interested in this blog post from STM Weather on the Children’s Blizzard of January 12, 1888. While is is not a Southeastern weather event, it is a tragic reminder of how fast the weather can change and the terrible consequences of not being prepared.…