2018
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has issued a special report on the snow storm that is moving up the East Coast. You can read more about the snow that fell in NC and see a map of snowfall amounts at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=251&h=5666e5c1.
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Because of the frigid weather this week, livestock producers need to take extra care of their animals. Here are a couple of resources that you might find useful. Southeast Cattle Advisor: Cattle, Cold Weather, and Energy Demands Drovers.com: Cold Weather Management Options for Cattle
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows another expansion of moderate drought in the Southeast over the past week. Even though it is cold, drought can continue to get worse if little precipitation is received. I’ve heard some comments that the Drought Monitor is underestimating how much drought there is, so if you are…
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The latest monthly climate summaries for December 2017 for Florida and North Carolina are now available online. You can view the Florida one at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=517 and the North Carolina one at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=250&h=5666e5c1.
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While I don’t expect to see snowflakes today, other parts of the Southeast are currently experiencing wintry weather including snow and freezing rain. Here is an interesting story from EarthSky on how snowflakes get their shapes. There’s a lot more variety than you might think besides the fluffy dendrites we see in Christmas cards! Read it…
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Molly Samuel of WABE Public Radio posted a nice summary story on Georgia’s 2017 climate, featuring quotes from Bill Murphey, the State Climatologist, and Jordan McLeod, the regional climatologist at the Southeast Regional Climate Center and a UGA graduate. You can read and listen to the story at https://www.wabe.org/2017-warm-extreme-year-georgia-weather/.
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While this year’s chill hours are doing reasonably well because of the current Arctic blast of chilly air, in the past few winters some fruit growers have had problems getting enough chill hours for their crops and are looking to newer varieties that need less chill hours. This article on low-chill blueberry cultivars designed to…