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CPC Review: September 2012

Let’s remind ourselves of the CPC outlook for temperature and precipitation for the month of September: I’ll start with the precipitation outlook first.  Below is the NCDC map for precipitation for the month of September.

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August 2012 in Review

Before reviewing August 2012, let’s look back at the monthly temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center: As you can see, the CPC projected below normal temperatures in the extreme northwest of the lower 48 while nearly 90% of the … Continue reading

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Winter Was Cold… Well, Colder than Normal

A couple weeks ago, NOAA released their recap of the 2009-10 Winter.  Not surprisingly, they found that Winter was colder than normal across much of the country, especially in the South.  The wintry weather across the South was well-documented throughout … Continue reading

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October 2009: Cold and Wet

We’ve already reviewed the temperature and precipitation outlooks for October 2009.  Now that we have the official press release from NOAA, I thought we should take one last look at last month – especially when you consider how historic it was.  … Continue reading

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October 2009 Weather in Review: Precipitation

We reviewed temperature yesterday, now it’s time to take a look at precipitation around the nation during the month of October.  Let’s review the original outlook: Below normal precipitation was predicted for the Pacific Northwest.  Above normal precipitation was predicted … Continue reading

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October 2009 Weather in Review: Temperature

As was the case with September, it’s time to look back on the Climate Prediction Center’s October Weather Outlook and see how well it matched what happened.  Considering how much time it takes to compile these stats, I’m going to … Continue reading

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September 2009 in Review (UPDATED)

UPDATE: I’ve updated the post with NOAA’s statewide rankings maps for temperatures and precipitation.  Click “read more” and scroll to the bottom for the images. At the beginning of the month, we took a look at the monthly weather outlook … Continue reading

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