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I grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, which always seemed to have gray skies, especially in the winter when winds from the west brought in lake effect cloud cover from Lake Michigan. But my memories are mild compared to life in this collection of cities around the world which are much cloudier than my home…
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I can’t recall whether I posted the proposed hurricane names for this year so here I go just in case. EarthSky posted a story about the names for this year here. The story includes some history about when hurricanes were first given names and what storm names were retired in 2024 (hint: there are three).…
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The hurricane forecast group at Colorado State University released their first forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season this morning. It shows that based on their analysis using models and analog years, they are expecting another season that is more active than average but not quite as active as 2024. La Nina and neutral conditions…
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The latest monthly outlook for April 2025 was released a few days ago. It shows that April is likely to be warmer than normal across the region as we continue to see the weak La Nina affecting our local climate. The rainfall is not showing a tendency in the central region but there is a…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows small overall changes in drought across the region. There were generally some slight improvements in the southern half of the region due to recent rain and slight degradations in the northern half due to the lack of rain. We may see the opposite effect this coming week…
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Another month has ended and we can now take a preliminary look at the monthly statistics for the region. The region as a whole was mostly warmer than normal except for Southeast GA and Al and the Florida Peninsula. If you look at the daily max and min temperatures separately (you can do this at…
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There have been many stories in the news lately about agriculture and climate. Here is a sampling of the ones I thought were the most interesting. The list ends with an interesting video on atmospheric optics, including rainbows, haloes, and many other odd sky phenomena. Catholic Vote: ‘Completely and utterly ignored’: Rural US workers crushed…