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The next seven days should bring 1-2 inches to parts of the Southeast. Most of the rain is expected late in the week from Thursday through Saturday, but scattered showers could occur earlier as well. The Florida peninsula will be largely missed by the rain, though. This may put a further dent in the remaining…
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If you’ve followed the news lately, you know that parts of the Florida Keys have been underwater for weeks due to very high sea levels enhanced by king tides. The tides are occurring naturally but are occurring more often due to rising sea levels caused by warming ocean water and melting ice sheets. Recent studies…
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What is the most snow that any place in Georgia has ever received? How about the most snow anywhere in the United States? You can find out by going to this handy summary of state snowfall records put together by Weather Underground. Hint: Georgia’s was set in the Superstorm of 1993. Check out the list…
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While topographic maps are not strictly weather or climate, they are a unique way of describing the physical environment. And they are just cool to look at! So I was happy to read this article about National Geographic’s new web site which allows you to print detailed topographic maps for free. If you like to…
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The November 2019 climate report for the Southeast is now available at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportNovember2019.pdf.
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November 2019 was 1-3 degrees F colder than normal, a stark contrast to the very warm October. Most areas of the state were drier than normal, but some coastal areas received heavy rain in mid-November, resulting in wetter than normal conditions there. In spite of the dry conditions across most of the state, drought coverage…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought continues its slow decline in the Southeast. The only area of severe drought remaining is in northern Georgia east of Atlanta, with moderate drought still present in lower amounts in Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. Puerto Rico is back in moderate drought this week after…
Posted in: Drought