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Although we don’t have the final numbers in yet, March 2024 looks like it was wetter and warmer than normal across nearly all of the region. Overnight low temperatures were more above average than the daily maximum temperatures, a trend we are seeing in most months and seasons across the Southeast (and many other parts…
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As expected, for us in the Southeast, rainfall this winter has been abundant for most of the winter due to the effects of the current strong El Nino (maybe a little too abundant for some farmers). But how does the amount of rainfall we got compare to what we usually get in El Nino winters?…
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In recent posts, you may have noticed that one of the factors we expect to contribute to a very active tropical season this year is the unusual warmth in the Atlantic Ocean. Climatologists have not been able to understand why the ocean there is so hot compared to what we usually expect this time of…
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The National Weather Service has recently updated their website for the national precipitation maps, which is based on radar-estimated rainfall. You can find it at https://water.noaa.gov/. It allows the display of stream gauge observations as well as forecasts and also allows you to display daily, monthly, and yearly precipitation amounts. You can turn on county…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should receive less than half an inch this week, with some areas in Virginia, northern GA and NE Alabama and the west coast of Florida receiving up to an inch. Most of the rain will fall midweek, with another dry weekend coming up. The…
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NOAA released their spring outlook for the US about a week ago but due to the software update this is the first chance I have had to post it. The outlook shows that above-normal temperatures are likely to continue through the April-June period. A lot of the Southeast also has a higher than usual chance…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that dry conditions in North Carolina and Puerto Rico decreased from last week. A small area of abnormally dry conditions remains near Tampa in Florida. The dry area in Florida could be reduced or eliminated this week but not much change is expected in North Carolina.
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