2021 personal communication

Is there a dry season in the Southeast US?

Terando, A., Hiers, J. K., Williams, M., Goodrick, S. L., & O'Brien, J. J. (2021, February).

By: A. Terando n, J. Hiers *, M. Williams*, S. Goodrick * & J. O'Brien *

MeSH headings : Climate Change; Florida; Lightning; Seasons; Southeastern United States
TL;DR: Using historical weather station observations scaled to 21 climate divisions, F19 reported significantly increasing DSLs in all but one climate division, and an astonishing 156-day trend increase in DSL in Texas. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 16, 2020

Fill et al., (2019; F19) reported significant increases in dry season length (DSL) over the past 120 years (1897-2017) in the Southeast US, a region associated with a frequent fire regime. However, a well-defined dry season is typically more closely associated with the sub-tropical climate of Peninsular Florida (Peninsular Florida; Beckage et al., 2006). Using historical weather station observations scaled to 21 climate divisions, F19 reported significantly increasing DSLs in all but one climate division, and an astonishing 156-day trend increase in DSL in Texas.