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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…
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On this date 39 years ago, bitterly cold weather swept south through the Florida peninsula, causing incredible damage to Florida’s citrus industry and providing a few snow flurries as far south as Miami, although only a trace was reported in the official records. The Miami Herald describes it in an article here. “The snow and…
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If you own a personal weather station (PWS), such as one by Davis Instruments, and do not know about the Weather Underground network of stations across the United States, you might be interested in learning more about this network. CoCoRaHS is offering a webinar on Thursday, January 28 at 1 pm Eastern Time to discuss…
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The Southeast Farm Press had a short article today discussing the effects of the cold air that has finally filtered into the Southeast on young rapeseed. Because of the warm December, the plants were growing more actively than usual for this time of year, and the recent cold has done some damage to the plants.…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina put out a quick report on the snow they got yesterday. Is it a harbinger of things to come? You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=172&h=5666e5c1.
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