As the risk for a significant New England snow event wanes, attention is now being focused on a major cool-down across the East and the South. In places where temperatures have been running well above seasonal averages for most of March, tumbling temperatures are now in many forecasts. As of
Read DetailsHappy 2015! Most likely, many folks can’t wait to clean the weather palate from 2014 and get rid of the bad weather they experienced (namely the “Polar Vortex”). Yet, when considering all events, 2014 wasn’t really that bad weatherwise…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 1/4/15
Read DetailsEvery day, National Weather Service (NWS) offices report on weather records. Most of these center on temperature and rainfall; however, they can include anything meteorological or hydrological. National centers report on droughts, Great Lakes ice cover, national snow cover…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/24/14
Read DetailsWhile another record-breaking winter storm crippled parts of the eastern U.S., many areas of the Southwest saw record-breaking warmth and a continued lack of precipitation. In fact, record reports documented by National Weather Service (NWS) offices soared during the past few days (Fig. 1). Fully one-third of NWS offices nationwide
Read DetailsHere comes the advertised arctic high-pressure system. With it, frost and freeze watches and warnings (Fig. 1) cover most of the southeastern landscape for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning (Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, 2013). In some places, especially close to the Gulf Coast, a freeze Wednesday morning…To read the
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