Pam Knox
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The 7-day QPF map shows that showers will continue during the week but will be relatively light, with the least rain Tuesday through Thursday. By the end of the week, the models are hinting at some tropical development that could bring heavier rain to the Gulf and areas west of us. There is always a…
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Here’s a great new tool for mapping the new normals to any area across the US. The Northeast Regional Climate Center has produced this new tool at NCEI Gridded Normals Mapper (rcc-acis.org). It allows you to look at monthly or annual normals for states, counties, and other regional designations. After you look at that part…
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The latest ENSO outlook issued by IRI at Columbia University today shows that the chance of returning to a La Nina in fall after a summer of neutral conditions has increased. Their official probabilistic forecast shows that La Nina is likely to return by the October through December period. You can read their report at…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded in parts of Florida and in southern Georgia, but the severe drought in North Carolina decreased due to rain there this week. Rainfall this coming week could put a dent in both parts of the region, although other areas will not see…
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I was shopping at the grocery store this week and found my first Georgia peaches of the year packed and ready to go. The ones I bought were a little small and firm, but they look and taste good. Vegetable and Specialty Crop News posted a story this week quoting UGA Extension agent Jeff Cook…
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The recent dry conditions have caused a lot of problems for forage and pasture, and have delayed the planting of some final cotton and peanut fields, although those conditions are finally easing. But dry conditions are good for some crops that are irrigated, because the lack of moisture reduces the development of many diseases that…
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NOAA released their monthly climate report for May 2021 today. It showed that May was quite mild across the US, with most of the Southeast cooler than normal but the Florida peninsula warmer than normal. Most of the Southeast was also drier than normal other than Alabama and a band of rain through northern Georgia.…
Posted in: Climate summaries