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The latest global climate summary for October 2020 is now available from NOAA. It shows that for the earth as a whole, it was the 4th warmest October since records began in 1880. Only 2015, 2019 and 2018 were warmer. You can view the graphics and read the highlights at https://www.noaa.gov/news/remarkably-warm-october-fuels-march-toward-2nd-hottest-year and the full report…
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The passage of TS Eta across the Southeast brought a lot of rain to an already near-record-setting region. The North Carolina Climate Office produced a rapid response report on the impacts of Eta on their state. The rain of Eta, when combined with a passing cold front, brought 2 or more inches across most of…
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If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that extreme weather such as high winds can contribute to the lodging of corn, where the stalks fall or are blown over, making harvest difficult. We saw that this summer in the Corn Belt with the devastating derecho that occurred there, but it…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that there have been very slight increases in the area covered by abnormally dry (D0) conditions in Georgia and South Carolina this week. With the rain from TS Eta falling yesterday and today, I expect that will decrease in next week’s map.
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If you missed the monthly Climate Outlook for the Southeast from earlier this week, you can now view the recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfdmto1EvSk.
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Over the last few hours, Eta has weakened from a minimal hurricane to a tropical storm and has lost a lot of its convection as it is approaching Florida. The forward speed of the storm is also faster than originally predicted, which means that impacts at any one spot will last a shorter time than…
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Tropical Storm Eta is currently located just off the northwest corner of Cuba and is expected to make its way slowly north over the rest of this week. The current forecast shows that it is likely to make landfall somewhere between Apalachicola and Tampa, FL on Thursday night into Friday morning. Tropical storm force winds…