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The Climate Prediction Center put out their latest outlooks for February and the rest of the year today. They show that cooler and wetter conditions than normal should continue to dominate the weather of the Southeast for at least February through April. A fter that, there is no indication of any trends in precipitation for…
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I don’t usually post travel-related pieces, but love this description of Boone NC from Our State in relation to its precipitation. They are sure to get a batch of it in the next few days as a monster storm moves up the East Coast. Washington DC may get hit by 1-2 feet of snow before…
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If you’ve been following the monthly summaries of climate that NOAA puts out at the end of each month, it will not be a surprise to you that 2015 has been declared the warmest year on record. Monthly temperatures across the globe have been consistently above normal all year, due in part to contributions from…
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Today parts of the Southeast are experiencing freezing rain, sleet and snow in some locations. This storm is expected to move up the East Coast and bring blizzard conditions to the Washington DC area. Paul Huttner of Minnesota Public Radio posted an entry on his blog this week reminding us to look for the beauty…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina posted a blog entry this morning describing two big cold air outbreaks that affected the Southeast in the past. They point out that temperature drops of 30 F or more can occur as cold fronts pass through the region, bringing damaging freezes and wintry precipitation to the area.…
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The New Republic published an op-ed late last month which described the problems inherent in growing such a high percentage of vegetables in California, where long droughts are expected based on past climate information, and supplies of groundwater is becoming more and more limited. The author’s suggestion for where to grow more food–the Southeast! Even…
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I am often asked about the difference between temperatures measured from surface-based instruments and satellite-based temperature measurements. This article in The Guardian (if you can get past the politics) does a good job of explaining the difference between the two ways of measuring global temperature and some of the shortfalls of each approach. The biggest…