After a wet start today on the last day of November, the rain has moved out and with it, colder temperatures are working into the area via a brisk North wind. The temperature has fallen to 47 this afternoon after a high of 59.
Rain returns Tuesday night and most of the day Wednesday. Most areas probably get 1-2 inches.
Much colder air arrives Thursday - Saturday. Highs in the low to mid 40's with lows in the low 20's by Saturday morning. Even a few snow flakes are possible Friday night.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
October Was Wettest On Record in USA
The USA just slogged through its wettest October on record, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. In addition to the damp, October was also extremely cool, measuring the third-coldest since records began in 1895.
By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The USA just slogged through its wettest October on record, the federal government's National Climatic Data Center announced Tuesday.
The nationwide precipitation of 4.15 inches was nearly double the long-term average of 2.11 inches, the center noted in an online report. Precipitation was most extreme in the central USA, where three states — Iowa, Arkansas, and Louisiana — saw their wettest October ever.
Only three out of the 50 U.S. states had below-average amounts of rain and snow: Florida, Utah, and Arizona.
In addition to the damp, October was also extremely cool, measuring the third-coldest since records began in 1895. The average national temperature of 50.8 degrees was 4 degrees below average. Only the Octobers of 1976 and 1925 were cooler.
Oklahoma shivered through its coldest October on record, while Nebraska and Kansas were the second-chilliest ever.
In the report, the center noted that the the month was marked by an active weather pattern, which reinforced unseasonably cold air behind a series of cold fronts. Temperatures were below normal in eight of the nation's nine climate regions, and of the nine, five were much below normal. Only the Southeast climate region had near normal temperatures for October.
The soggy October helped ease drought conditions across the USA. The National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Neb., reported last week that the nation is in its best shape of the decade, in regards to drought.
"This is the least amount of the country that's been in drought in the past 10 years," according to Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the center.
For the year-do-date, many states along the mid- and Lower Mississippi Valley are having their wettest years on record, according to the climate data center.
By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The USA just slogged through its wettest October on record, the federal government's National Climatic Data Center announced Tuesday.
The nationwide precipitation of 4.15 inches was nearly double the long-term average of 2.11 inches, the center noted in an online report. Precipitation was most extreme in the central USA, where three states — Iowa, Arkansas, and Louisiana — saw their wettest October ever.
Only three out of the 50 U.S. states had below-average amounts of rain and snow: Florida, Utah, and Arizona.
In addition to the damp, October was also extremely cool, measuring the third-coldest since records began in 1895. The average national temperature of 50.8 degrees was 4 degrees below average. Only the Octobers of 1976 and 1925 were cooler.
Oklahoma shivered through its coldest October on record, while Nebraska and Kansas were the second-chilliest ever.
In the report, the center noted that the the month was marked by an active weather pattern, which reinforced unseasonably cold air behind a series of cold fronts. Temperatures were below normal in eight of the nation's nine climate regions, and of the nine, five were much below normal. Only the Southeast climate region had near normal temperatures for October.
The soggy October helped ease drought conditions across the USA. The National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Neb., reported last week that the nation is in its best shape of the decade, in regards to drought.
"This is the least amount of the country that's been in drought in the past 10 years," according to Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the center.
For the year-do-date, many states along the mid- and Lower Mississippi Valley are having their wettest years on record, according to the climate data center.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Rain Ahead...Hurricane in the Gulf
Our first hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico this morning as Hurricane Ida intensified last night. Interestingly enough, this is the first hurricane in the gulf this year and its within 3 weeks of the end of hurricane season. The storm is forecast to weaken as it moves toward the Florida and Alabama gulf coast due to cooler water temperatures. By 6pm Monday night, the storm should be 150 miles off the coast of Mobile. Ida will affect our weather here in Alabama...
A fine day across Alabama today with highs in the mid-70's. Rain returns tomorrow night as a result of Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico. It rains most of the day Tuesday with storm totals up to 2.5 inches possible. Also, it will be windy all day Tuesday as we experience some of Ida's affects.
Weather clears out Wednesday and we stay dry through next Sunday with seasonal temperatures.
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