This week was Groundhog Day, and predictions for the remainder of the winter’s weather came fast and furious on national media. But which winter weather forecasters can you trust to make the most useful and hype-free predictions? The Washington Post‘s Capital Weather Gang has a good overview of sources of…
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The latest 7-day precipitation map shows that after a fairly dry weekend for most of the region, the next system will bring relatively small amounts of rain to the region by mid-week as it moves through the Southeast. The exception is eastern Florida, which has been dry and very warm…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a decrease in drought in every state in the Southeast over the last week due to recent rains. I don’t expect to see much change in the next week in the southern part of the region, but the northern part is receiving…
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Today’s emails and news stories are all full of climate predictions for the coming of spring based on whether a furry rodent has seen his shadow. The one that most often shows up in the news is Punxsutawney Phil from Pennsylvania, but there are many others from other parts of…
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NOAA released their final outlook for February 2023 this week. It shows that for most of the Southeast they expect warmer and wetter conditions than usual to continue through February. The exception is along the coasts and in the Florida peninsula, where drier than normal conditions are likely to continue….
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January 2023 ends in a few hours, and here’s an early look at how the month shook out. The entire region ended up warmer than normal, with the biggest departures in northern areas of the region. Most of the region was also wetter than normal, although most of Florida and…
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While it is pretty early in the year to be planting corn or any other crop, here is some advice from the Indiana Prairie Farmer about when to plant your corn. The dates for the Southeast will be different, but the advice about what kind of soil conditions to look…
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