Oh, no! Snow in mid October? Oh, yes. After last weekend’s shot of freezing temperatures to parts of the Midwest and Northeast, should we be expecting more of the cold stuff soon? Meteorologist Sean Sublette has this week’s forecast in WXshift’s Shift Ahead.
As we cruise into mid October, some places will be feeling cool fall temps. Climate Central meteorologist Sean Sublette takes us through the coming week in weather and climate in today’s edition of Shift Ahead.
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Record-breaking rain across Texas and Oklahoma this week caused widespread flooding, the likes of which the region has rarely, if ever, seen. For seven locations there, May 2015 has seen the most rain of any month ever recorded, with five days to go and the rain still coming. While rainfall in the region is consistent with the emerging El Niño, the
MoreIf you get the feeling that heavy downpours are more intense than they used to be, you’re not imagining it. According to the National Climate Assessment, the most extreme precipitation events (those in the 99th percentile of intensity) have increased in every region of the contiguous states since the 1950s. As the map above shows, the rise in inten
MoreNationwide, the number of days with the most intense precip continues to climb
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