Pam Knox
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According to the latest Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) newsletter, the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal has been expanded from North Carolina to cover the entire Southeast. You can check it out at https://climate.ncsu.edu/fwip/. You can also check out the SERCH newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/ncsu/southeast-climate-hub-winter-2017-newsletter?e=04d8214f9d.
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The latest edition of the newsletter was published this week. It contains a variety of interesting short articles on some climate activities in the Southeast and a list of upcoming events. You can view it here.
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While dry conditions have allowed drought to expand in the Southeast, parts of the region should see quite a bit of rain this week. The Florida peninsula will remain dry, but north of that, as much as seven inches could be measured in a few places. Rain should be distributed over the week.
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Now that winter is here, fruit growers are thinking about winter care of their trees and bushes. Did you know that the time you choose to prune your fruit trees depends on the weather conditions? Pruning in fall can prevent sugars from moving to the roots of muscadines where they are normally stored, for example.…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows very slight decreases in drought this week, with most places receiving welcome rain (or snow). We don’t expect a lot of big changes in the next week, either.
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The latest advisory for ENSO came out today and shows that we are firmly in a La Niña now and are expected to stay so for at least the next few months before returning to neutral conditions. You can read the outlook at https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml. While we can get lots of ups and downs in temperature in…
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If you visit the web site for the State Climate Office of North Carolina, you will see they have a new look and feel. They have freshened things up in preparation for the New Year! Read more about it and check it out at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=244&h=5666e5c1.
Posted in: Sources of weather and climate data