Pam Knox
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It may not feel like it this weekend, but spring planting is not that far away. Ethan Carter of UF-IFAS writes that corn is one of the earliest crops planted, and notes that three consecutive days with morning soil temperature of 55° at a two-inch depth is preferential for optimum germination. Much of Florida and…
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While we don’t have large amounts of snow here in the Southeast, it does happen on occasion, especially if you are in North Carolina or Virginia. You might be interested in this story from Dairy Herd Management on how livestock farmers in New England have to prepare for snowstorms and cold weather. This is especially…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office released their monthly climate report for January 2022 this morning. It shows that they received quite a bit of precipitation, both as rain and frozen ice and snow. You can read the full report at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/02/rain-ice-and-snow-had-us-covered-in-january/.
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The Drought Monitor released this morning does not show any changes in drought status to the continental Southeast, although there was some increase in abnormally dry conditions (D0) in some areas. In Puerto Rico, an area of severe (D2) drought was added to the south and north coasts and other areas of drought expanded quite…
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The recent frost had blueberry growers worried about losing their crop this past weekend. While evaluations are still coming in, many of the producers are relieved that damage to their farms does not appear to be as bad as first feared. The crop was well ahead of normal this year due to the unusually warm…
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One group of people that has been pleased by the recent cold weather is the farmers who grow peaches. After several years of low chill hours due to warm winters, they are happy that the number of chill hours (hours below 45 F) is higher this year than in the recent past. This means that…
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The latest monthly outlook for February 2022 was released earlier this week. It shows that the month is expected to be warmer than normal across the region. However, that does not mean we will not have cold outbreaks but recognizes a shift in the pattern to put a ridge of high pressure over the East…
Posted in: Climate outlooks