As defined by the World Meteorological Organization, climate normals are a reference indicator for forecasters. How are they calculated and how have they progressed over the last several decades? In recent weeks, you have kept hearing in the weather logs: "Temperatures again well above season normals." This more widely called "climate normals" serves as a reference point for analyzing weather events in real time. Updated every ten years, these s…
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As defined by the World Meteorological Organization, climate normals are a reference indicator for forecasters. How are they calculated and how have they progressed over the last several decades? In recent weeks, you have kept hearing in the weather logs: "Temperatures again well above season normals." This more widely called "climate normals" serves as a reference point for analyzing weather events in real time. Updated every ten years, these s…