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The Capital Weather Gang has an interesting story today on a huge mid-latitude cyclone which is pushing very warm air north into the Arctic. This is supposed to bring above-freezing temperatures to the North Pole for the fourth time in just over a year. This type of event used to be considered a once-in-a-decade event…
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I am holding a training meeting on Tuesday February 7 at 11 am EST on sources of weather and climate data for Extension agents. The meeting will focus on Georgia data sources but many of the sources are national or regional so others may find it helpful. It won’t be an exhaustive list but it…
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Although severe weather can and does happen in Georgia and the Southeast in every month of the year, spring is the season with the most events and the highest chance of occurrence. The National Weather Service is recognizing this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week and will be posting stories every day about different types…
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Atlas Obscura had a fascinating story last year about some centuries-old trees found in the most unexpected place: growing out of cliffs along the Niagara escarpment. Because these trees don’t get very large due to their extreme exposure and difficult growing conditions, no one knew how old the trees were until a Canadian researcher collected tree cores…
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I hear a lot of discussion among my climatologist friends as well as many other non-climate folk about the veracity of NOAA’s published global climate data set. Folks who don’t understand the types of data that are used in building the data set don’t understand all of the steps needed to make a homogeneous record,…
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Happy National Weatherperson’s Day, held on the birthday of John Jeffries, who started taking daily weather measurements in 1774 and is recognized as one of the first weather observers. Sending our best wishes to our meteorology friends at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), American Meteorological Society, U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), and all the…
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While the Pacific Northwest gets blasted with another wet weather system, in the Southeast we are expecting mostly dry conditions over the next seven days. Almost all areas will receive less than half an inch, which will be great for farmers hoping to get field work done. The only exception is the far northern sections…
Posted in: Climate outlooks