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Tropical precipitation is a difficult parameter to measure, due to large spatial and temporal variations. However, understanding tropical precipitation is important for weather and climate prediction, as this precipitation contains three-fourths of the energy that drives atmospheric wind circulation. [3]
This is also the highest known point storm total maximum related to any tropical cyclone which has impacted Florida, [21] and by itself would be the highest known rainfall total for any month from any location within Florida. This rainfall amount remained the national 24-hour rainfall record until Tropical Storm Claudette (1979). [22]
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is a joint mission between JAXA and NASA as well as other international space agencies to make frequent (every 2–3 hours) observations of Earth's precipitation. It is part of NASA's Earth Systematic Missions program and works with a satellite constellation to provide full global coverage.
As of 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 (Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 2), the National Hurricane Center in Miami was tracking three tropical systems in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th parallel north in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the 31st parallel north in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Storm tracker: National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Kirk, 4 other systems Gabe Hauari and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Updated October 3, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Thousands of people could wake up in the dark Thursday as torrential rain and powerful winds knocked out power across South Florida metro areas, triggered flash flood warnings and prompted school ...
This is also the highest known point storm total maximum related to any tropical cyclone which has impacted Florida, [1] and by itself would be the highest known rainfall total for any month, or any 24 hour period, from any location within Florida. This rainfall amount remained the national 24-hour rainfall record until Tropical Storm Claudette ...