Following a trend seen in the past few decades due to climate change, Chattanooga and the larger Southern Appalachian region are expected to see higher than normal temperatures during June, July and August.
Chattanooga experienced one of its warmest, driest years on record 145 years in 2023, with temperatures ranging 2-4 degrees above normal compared with 1991-2020 climate data, largely stemming from the drought that gripped the region in the fall.
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Amid regional concerns of drought, East Tennessee State University’s Andrew Joyner shares what his team at the Tennessee Climate Office is seeing and offers practical tips to stay safe and
Friday s precipitation only stirred the parched dust a little and provided no relief for the region s ongoing drought, but forecasters said there s hope relief is coming Tuesday.