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According to NOAA’s latest ENSO post, we are on the verge of going back into a La Nina, with a 70-80 percent chance of occurrence over the winter. All of the conditions are ripe for us to cross the magic threshold of ocean temperatures more than 1/2 degree C below the long-term average. You might…
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Nicholas was downgraded to a tropical depression earlier today. While Nicholas was stronger, gusty winds knocked down some trees and power lines, but now it is mostly just a rain event. Lots of rain. The old rule of thumb for rain from a tropical system is the total amount of rain from a storm in…
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NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the world earlier today. It showed that August 2021 was the 6th hottest August since records began in 1880. Summer 2021 was the second warmest on record for North America, following 2012. The Northern Hemisphere summer also tied 2019 as the 2nd hottest on record due to a…
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As you probably know, California is in a massive drought right now, and agricultural producers are struggling to get enough water to sustain their crops. In some cases, they are plowing under the crops or destroying orchards because they don’t have irrigation available to keep them going. This situation is likely to get worse as…
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UPDATE: See the recap at https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/southeast-climate-update-and-webinar-recap-7. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released last week (somehow I missed posting about this earlier) shows an expansion of abnormally dry (D0) conditions across central North Carolina and down into South Carolina and even into Georgia. Those areas were largely missed by the recent tropical disturbances and stayed warm and dry. By comparison, the area of…
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In their latest blog post, the North Carolina State Climate Office folks provide some interesting statistical details about the hottest day of the year at stations across the state and how they vary due to geography. When do you think the hottest day is? Is it when the sun is highest in the sky on…