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Minor Changes Coming To Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) is undergoing a minor modification for 2012 in order to resolve awkwardness associated with conversions among the various units used for wind speed in advisory products. The change broadens the Category 4 wind speed range by one mile per hour (mph) at each end of the range, yielding a new range of 130... - 2012/03/25

Drought To Continue - Officially, this year, less than 2 inches of rainfall has fallen over North Florida. Some locations have seen more than others. Last year, at this time, already some 10 inches of rainfall had occurred. We are certainly running behind last year's numbers. The lack of rainfall has the area in an extreme drought. Not too far north of the Florida line ... - 2012/03/05

Fire Danger Soars - High to extreme fire danger, across the entire State. The state of the drought is about to turn ugly across a good portion of the Southeast, including Florida. Since December 1st around 1.5 inches of rain has fallen around the region. And since January 1st, only sprinkles have been recorded in the official rain gauge. The drought isn't a new topic... - 2012/01/15

Several Warm Days Ahead - Climatologically speaking, the area is entering what is usually the coldest week of winter. Typically the area struggles to reach the mid 60s, for our high, and plummets into the lower 40s, for the low. The week were are just now entering will be anything but typical. For the majority of this week, temperatures will be some 10-15 degrees above aver... - 2012/01/08

Busy Times In The Weather Center- Tracking Cold Temperatures and Severe Storms - March is usually the month that comes in like a lion, but it is looking like more and more like January will take suit. Within a period of about 2 weeks, North Florida could go from near 80 degree temperatures, to harsh cold, to even severe storms. What a month! And it hasn't even begun. The only real chance the area has to get to 80 degrees is on... - 2011/12/29

Weather Cam Near the North Pole - This webcam is perched above the streets of downtown Barrow, Alaska. Barrow is the northernmost city in the U.S.A. By the way, this part of Alaska gets no sunlight from late November until mid January. Good luck finding Santa through all the darkness! Barrow, Alaska Amount of Daylight. - 2011/12/23