On the morning before Christmas (2014), one of my interns (he lives near Tampa), texted me that, “it was raining from cirrus clouds.” This observation, made in the excitement of the moment, left out the transition step that allows ice crystals to fall from cirrus (ice crystal clouds) and melt
Read DetailsThe sky over Naples, FL (and much of southwest and south Florida) early on Dec. 12, 2014 was filled with patches of clouds that appeared as ripple marks. This pattern meant that the clouds were banded — there were lines of clouds, each separated from the adjacent lines of parallel
Read DetailsFebruary temperatures have been well above average across southwest Florida. Naples has averaged more than 4 degrees warmer than usual for the month; temperatures in Fort Myers have averaged about 2 degrees warmer than seasonal values. Warm temperatures have been accompanied by a continued deficit in precipitation…To read the entire
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