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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.…
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There will be two storm systems coming through the Southeast this week. The first is moving into the area now and will bring wintry weather to a lot of the region over the long weekend. A second system with lighter rain amounts is expected by mid-week but should not produce winter precipitation in most areas.…
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We are about halfway through January 2022 so here’s a quick look at the month so far. The temperature has been warmer than normal across all of the region except for a few pockets in Virginia. That is likely to change in the next couple of weeks as we go through a period of colder…
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