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The 2018 annual summary of the climate for the Southeast is now available online. It includes a summary of conditions across the region and a list of the top ten most extreme events. You can read it at https://www.sercc.com/climateinfo_files/monthly/southeast_monthly_report/southeast20181_12.pdf. Note that listings of the ranking of 2018 compared to other years for the Southeast is…
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While the Southeast is not known as a big producer of alternative energy such as wind energy (other than along the coast and the mountains, the winds are not strong here), we do have one thing that is very valuable from an energy perspective–sunshine! Even though our humidity and cloud cover are often high, we…
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After a few weeks’ hiatus, here is the latest question from the Georgia Climate Project. This week’s question is on how urban areas are affecting local weather and climate. You probably have already heard of the urban heat island and how it makes cities warmer, but you might not know that cities also increase rainfall…
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I am a sucker for beautiful images of earth as taken from high altitudes, so you can see the wonderful patterns of water and geology on the surface. You can read a story about a new photo essay here that shows the impact of water on the landscape and see some of the photos from…
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I am not a big user of weather apps on my cell phone because I don’t have a lot of memory for storage, but most of my meteorology friends are big consumers of weather information via app and computer. Popular Mechanics just posted a list of their top seven weather apps for iPhone and Android.…
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The latest Drought Monitor map, released earlier this week, shows that moderate (D1) drought is continuing to expand in southern Florida and now covers most of the southern half of the peninsula. With little rain in the forecast for the next week, that expansion could continue, causing some problems for farmers in that area. Elsewhere,…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that northern and western parts of our region will see moderate amounts of rain this week from systems this weekend and again late in the week, with a dry spell Tuesday through Thursday. The exception is the Florida Peninsula, which is expected to be dry all week as the…
Posted in: Climate outlooks