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The Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI for short) is a new index that was created to objectively determine how extreme the winter season has been. It is not linked to a specific climatological or astronomical season but is defined to start and end when a specific set of conditions has been reached, and then…
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In what some climatologists thought was a shocking result, the latest global temperature measured by satellite set a new all-time record in February 2016, far surpassing the old record set just last month. This is according to Dr. Roy Spencer of the University of Alabama at Huntsville, whose satellite records of global temperature have lagged…
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Rain fell in streaks across the state of Georgia in February, soaking some areas while others were left lacking. Temperatures were generally near normal to slightly above average conditions. Several severe weather outbreaks brought tornadoes and high winds to the state this month. Temperatures varied across the state but most were slightly above normal. In Atlanta,…
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The Star reported this week that increases in extreme weather and climate conditions often attributed to changing climate have increased stress on farmers. Farmers can see their entire crop wiped out by one extreme event, and an increase in these extreme events makes financial ruin more likely. The article describes some of the impacts recent…
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You can read the latest climate summary for North Carolina for the month of February 2016 on their blog site. The address is https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=180&h=5666e5c1.
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For meteorologists and climatologists, March 1 marks the first day of spring. Spring is the season when severe weather really ramps up in many parts of the country, although in the Southeast we can and do get severe weather any time of year. In recognition of this, the National Weather Service has provided us with…
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The Southeast Farm Press reported earlier this month that the 2015 tobacco crop was a near disaster to producers. Fewer plants than usual were planted and the market was down, but the real culprit was bad weather in many of the tobacco-growing areas of Kentucky and North Carolina. Wet conditions followed by drought and a…