Pam Knox

  • Last week NOAA released its 2024 summary for the contiguous United States. It was the warmest year there since records began in 1895. The average precipitation across the same area was in the wettest third of years. You can read the national 2024 report at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202413 and the press release at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202413. Note that in…

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  • NOAA: Earth had its warmest year on record

    Last week NOAA released its climate summaries for the US and the globe. The press release for the globe as a whole noted that the earth experienced its warmest year since official records began in 1880. You can read the full report at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202413 and the press release at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202413. Almost none of the globe…

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  • La Nina finally arrives

    After a long wait, La Nina was finally declared this week as the ocean temperatures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean finally dropped below the official threshold for a La Nina. As we discussed earlier, it is expected to be a weak one and may only last for a few months before we go back to…

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  • Not much precipitation this week

    Now that the big winter storm has passed, most of the region should see drier and quieter conditions for the next week, although it will still be colder than average for the rest of the month. Another Gulf low will bring rain to southern Alabama, western FL, and SW Georgia in the next few days.…

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  • The latest Drought Monitor, released this past Thursday, shows that Alabama improved and reduced its dry conditions in the past week. The lack of rain in the eastern part of the region resulted in increases in dry conditions and drought in Georgia and North Carolina. Rain should be relatively light in the next week so…

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  • Even though you can’t see any precipitation on radar tonight across the Southeast, the computer models and forecasters are sure it is coming and that it is going to be messy. The models all agree that a Gulf low will be forming in the next day and wrapping cold air and wet, wintry weather around…

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  • If you and your farm have been impacted by hurricanes in 2024, you may still be working on applying for disaster assistance. Fortunately, FEMA has extended the deadline for applying for assistance to February 7, 2025. You can find more information from WGXA here or directly from FEMA at https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250108/georgians-have-one-month-left-apply-fema-assistance-deadline. Clint Thompson noted in Specialty…

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