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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader Tropics MILEPOST 357

August 2, 2024 Friday Potential Tropical Cyclone 04L

NHC starts advisories on system expected to become Tropical Storm Debby this weekend in Gulf of Mexico

What the month did

August 2024 was the 16th-warmest August in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 74.0°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 73.1°F (+1.0°F).

August 2024 was the 44th-driest August in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 2.5in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.7in (-0.2in).

NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.

Headline for Friday morning:

Intensifying tropical storm / low-end hurricane [Debby] possible into Big Bend of Florida later on Sunday. Thereafter, the system could re-intensify off the Carolinas with potential further land impacts.

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