January 2017
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AgWeb reprinted a story from Bloomberg News this week describing some troubling results of a study by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the University of Chicago. The study shows that with the warmer temperatures expected from global warming, yields of corn and soybeans could drop significantly. According to the article,…
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In addition to the story I posted last week about weather on Inauguration Day, here are two more compilations you might enjoy if you are a history buff. Looks like rain for today’s event! At least the odds are 70 to 30 in favor of rain, and historically 43 percent of January 20’s have had…
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Many of you older folk like me probably remember the cold years in the late 1970s. In Michigan, where I was living, the winters and especially the Januarys were particularly bad, with large snowstorms that dumped feet of snow in some locations. Well, one cold outbreak was so strong that 40 years ago today, in…
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Meteorologists use Doppler radar to track precipitation across the country. It provides not only information about falling rain and snow, but also a sense of the direction of the winds, which can help provide information about potential severe weather such as tornadoes. But Doppler radar can also track other things in the sky, such as…
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What’s your favorite kind of weather? What temperatures do you like best? While there is likely to be a range of values in your group of friends, scientists generally define “mild” weather as temperatures between 64 and 86 degrees F, with less than a half inch of rain and dew points below 68 degrees F, indicative…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows no changes in the drought status across the Southeast this week. However, rainy conditions coming up in the next few days may lead to further reductions in the drought status in next week’s monitor, so stay tuned!
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NOAA and NASA released separate reports today on the 2016 global climate. Both agencies using separate methods determined that 2016 was the warmest year on record, beating out last year’s record. The warmth included most of the globe with a few small areas of cooler temperatures. The NOAA report can be found at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/summary-info/global/201612 and the…