Active Start to Tornado Season

Active Start to Tornado Season

The 2023 Tornado Season is off to an active start, with 543 tornadoes reported as of April 17. 475 of those occurred in January, February, and March, making it the most active 3-month start to the year on record. (The old record was 398 tornadoes, set in the first...
Drought Conditions Persist Across Florida

Drought Conditions Persist Across Florida

While California has seen dramatic improvement in drought conditions over the past few months, Florida has experienced the opposite. At the start of the year, 43% of the state was under some sort of drought classification by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Since then, below...
What is CoCoRaHS?

What is CoCoRaHS?

CoCoRaHS (pronounced ko-ko-rozz) stands for Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network. It is a network of weather observers of all ages and backgrounds who report rain, hail, and snow measurements in their communities. CoCoRaHS was founded at the Colorado...
A look back at Winter across the Eastern United States

A look back at Winter across the Eastern United States

Even though winter still has its grip on parts of the country, March 1st marked the beginning of meteorological spring. Let’s take a look at the conditions this past winter across the eastern part of the country.  The main stories across the eastern U.S. this winter...
Record Warmth Across the East

Record Warmth Across the East

Large parts of the eastern United States have seen abnormally warm temperatures over the past ten days, leading to numerous records being broken. Boston has hit 60° twice this month (February 10 and 16), setting new record high temperatures for both of those days....