Weather & Climate Matter

An indepth look at weather and climate by South Carolina's Weatherman Jim Gandy.

Friday, January 14, 2022

Southeast Storm January 15-16, 2022

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Winter Storm Thoughts:   A storm system will be moving through the Southeast this weekend bringing a variety of winter precipitation. Most ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Ten Years of Climate Matters

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Note: I am not the official historian for Climate Matters, but I was there in the beginning. Much has happened behind the scenes to make th...
Sunday, August 2, 2020

I'm Back

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Every year became busier as I progressed through my career. Maybe you noticed the same in your career. Each year I would vow to reduce my wo...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

My Day at the White House

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Background: On April 23 rd my news director, Marybeth Jacoby, received an email from NASA stating that the 3 rd National Climat...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

"Years of Living Dangerously"

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Climate change is a complex topic and even some of the experts have a difficult time grasping all of the implications.   As the climate...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Time to Plant

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I have been advising gardeners to delay planting tender plants this year due to a weather pattern that has been in place since late October...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

A Normal Winter?

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The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) released its analysis of the past winter today and the assessment for South Carolina? Near nor...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Coming in the Back Door

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This winter has been a wild one for temperatures in South Carolina.   There have been big swings from hot to cold and back again.   Now...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

For Entertainment Purposes Only

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For almost a week there has been a persistent rumor that another snowstorm is on the way.   I traced this back to radio spreading the ...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Remembering #WinterMess 2

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Little did we know that the winter storm at the end of January would be the prelude to a bigger storm two weeks later (February 11-13)....
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Jim Gandy
A professional meteorologist for over 46 years, Jim Gandy retired as chief meteorologist at WLTX-TV (CBS affiliate) in Columbia, SC on June 1, 2019. Jim is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and has a number of awards and honors for his work over the years. Winner of 4 regional Emmys, an Emma, and the Masters Award by the SCBA in 2004. He is best known for his forecast of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, his work during the tornado outbreak in South Carolina in 1994 and the SC Flood of 2015. In Science Jim received The Award for Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist from the American Meteorological Society in 2013, He was elected Fellow of the AMS in 2018. Jim was given the Order of the Palmetto upon retiring for his service over the years in South Carolina. It is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina.
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