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NOAA published their latest monthly and seasonal summary earlier this week. November was tied for the 6th warmest for the US as a whole. It shows that for most of the Southeast, the temperature was close to normal for both November and the September through November period. Rainfall for both periods was lower than normal…
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The yield of this year’s cotton has been all over the place depending on the timing and amount of rain that fell on the fields. According to this article in Southeast Farm Press, spring conditions were so wet in some places that the cotton was slow to develop a top crop. Later, dry conditions reduced…
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The latest QPF map shows that most areas of the Southeast will get a good bit of rain in the next week. Most of the rain is likely to fall this weekend as a strong front pulls close to the area and then moves through on Sunday. Many parts of the region could hear some…
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Today is the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Many media outlets have stories about the invasion and its impacts on World War II. Here is an interesting story posted by Click On Detroit on how the weather played a role in the the Japanese decision to start the attack. The weather also…
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For those of you who like to read about the intricacies of the atmosphere, you may be interested in taking a look at NOAA’s new Polar Vortex Blog. Like the ENSO blog, it will go into depth about how the Polar Vortex is affecting our local weather. This time of year the Polar Vortex can…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that recent rain reduced the drought in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida but the drier conditions in the northern part of the region resulted in slight increases in drought there. Puerto Rico also saw an increase in drought from last week. Northern parts of the Southeast should see…
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Webinar Wednesday December 5 at 12:00 ET on Southeast Chapter of the 5th National Climate Assessment
If you have time on Wednesday, December 5 at noon Eastern Time, you might be interested in attending a webinar on the Southeast chapter of the 5th National Climate Assessment. In this 1-hour webinar, you can learn about the key messages of the chapter and how climate change is affecting the Southeast in several different…