Erratic Weather

Erratic Weather: Unexpected, atypical, unseasonable, or severe weather that deviates from normal, predictable historical patterns.

Weather monitoring has been happening for centuries, and today there are highly sophisticated instruments for climatic monitoring, modeling, and weather prediction. Climate change is thought to increase the frequency & intensity of extreme weather events, and to lead to more erratic and unpredictable weather patterns in many regions, including the Hudson Valley. Erratic weather can include record precipitation events, dry spells, temperature fluctuations outside of seasonal norms, high winds, or extreme storms such as tornados, microbursts, hurricanes, and cyclones. Many issues arise when weather patterns become more extreme and less seasonally consistent and predictable.

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