Pam Knox
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As predicted, freezing temperatures made it down to Macon and even farther south this morning. The map below from the Georgia Automated Weather Network at 7:30 am shows a broad area of cold temperatures covering most of the northern half of Georgia as well as some areas to the south. Fortunately, the southern part of…
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Even though it’s too cold to do agriculture in Antarctica, I am still interested in the weather and climate there. On Friday Dr. Jeff Masters posted a news story in his Weather Underground blog on a possible new record for the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent of Antarctica. On Tuesday, a record high…
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Every March the CoCoRaHS network hosts a competition between states to see who can sign up the most new observers. As March is winding down, you still have a chance to sign up to join the more than 10,000 citizen scientists who help provide this useful information to the National Weather Service, Extension agents, and…
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After a nice Saturday and Sunday, rain should start to move through the Southeast on Sunday night through Monday. It should clear out midweek, but rain will return to the area late in the week. The heaviest amounts will be in Alabama and northern Georgia, with lighter amounts elsewhere.
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With the onset of spring, farmers are busy getting out into the fields and starting their planting. Variable weather across the nation has led to a variety of weather- and climate-related impacts on agriculture. Here are some links to stories on some of these impacts. AgWeb reported that soggy soils from heavy rains in the…
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Cliff Mass of the University of Washington posted a long article on his blog this week describing the atmospheric and oceanic conditions which have led to the unusual conditions for the past two years. While his blog is focused on the Pacific Northwest, much of his analysis also applies to the Southeast, with the caveat…
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EDENotes, the blog of the Extension Disaster Education Network, posted their spring outlook this week at https://blogs.extension.org/edenotes/2015/03/25/weather-wednesday-spring-outlook/. As I noted earlier, the forecast calls for an increased chance of above normal precipitation in April through June in the Southeast. ProFarmer also published an article describing the expansion of drought in the Northern and Central Great…