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From time to time I get requests for data at the county level. Here is a NOAA source that allows you to get data compiled by county rather than by individual station. Here is a short description of how the county-level data are created: “County data, available since November 2018, provide a more localized picture…
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One criticism of the trend in rising temperatures put forth by skeptics is that recent temperatures are being pushed up by growing cities, which tend to be warmer than the surrounding countryside. Even in my hometown of Athens GA you can see temperature differences of up to 10 degrees F from downtown to the rural…
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With the Atlantic already heating up and the first tropical wave seen moving near the Southeast, it is time to get serious about preparing for the next hurricane season. It starts officially on June 1, but we often see some activity before then, so now is the time! This coming week is National Hurricane Preparedness…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for the US shows that most of the rain that is expected to fall in the Southeast this week will fall before Tuesday morning as a strong system moves through the area. There is some potential for severe weather on Saturday. After the weekend, the focus of rain activity shifts…
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The National Hurricane Center released the last report of the 2018 season, covering Hurricane Florence. Florence caused tremendous damage to North and South Carolina due to heavy rain from the slow-moving system, which caused massive flooding and 22 direct and 30 indirect deaths from the storm. The damage was estimated at $24 billion. You can…
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Weather conditions that are getting warmer, more variable and more extreme are causing farmers to think about new ways to farm. One way is to move cultivation indoors where light, rainfall, and other factors can be controlled and production can occur all year. E&E News posted an interesting story about a huge indoor production facility…
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The National Weather Service has posted an updated web site which provides links to a number of different weather and climate information online resources, including information on where to get weather stations, specialized forecasts for agriculture, and weather insurance. You can find it at https://www.weather.gov/enterprise/.
Posted in: Sources of weather and climate data