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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that once the cold front that has brought snow to parts of several Southeastern states moves out (it’s snowing at my house in Athens as I type this), we should see a quiet week with no additional rain or snow. The exception is the Florida peninsula, where the front…
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As we enter winter, you might be interested in seeing what the trends in temperature over time are for your state and how they compare to other parts of the country. Climate Central has a easy to use graphic that shows trends in each state for the four seasons. You need to keep in mind…
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I am a sucker for photos of clouds, geography, and space. These 50 photos show the amazing variety of our solar system taken from a number of satellites and spacecraft over time. We have learned so much about weather and geology on other planets by looking at these images! Enjoy them at https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/best-space-photos/.
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The latest Drought Monitor released yesterday shows that the moderate drought which has been affecting parts of the Southeast expanded by more than 50% since the last DM. Now more than half of Georgia is in moderate drought and other states have also seen increases in their drought levels. Since we are getting more rain…
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NOAA’s Climate.gov site has another interesting entry in their blog this week by Deke Arndt, one of my old friends and fellow climatologists. It shows that sometimes the climate is changing so rapidly, it fools the computers into thinking the data are bad. You will enjoy reading more about how they check for bad data…
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Here’s an interesting story from California’s Daily Democrat which discusses how putting plastic down in strawberry production changes the hydrology of the field, especially in areas where there is some slope. While many strawberry fields in the Southeast are quite flat, if they do have some slope the plastic may contribute to excess runoff and…
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NOAA released their climate summary for November 2017 for the US today. It shows that this November was the 7th warmest on record and the year to date so far is the 3rd warmest on record for the country as a whole. For Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia, it has been the…
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