Sources of weather and climate data
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The National Drought Monitor released their latest drought map today and severe drought (D2–dark tan on drought map) showed up for the first time in Georgia since March 19, 2013. Two small areas in south central and southwest Georgia were identified and are well correlated with the lowest departures from normal over the last 90…
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Now that we are approaching the most active time of the tropical season, you might like to track tropical activity for yourself. The New Orleans Times-Picayune has a great primer on how to use the National Hurricane Center web site to look at tropical outlooks and storm forecasts. Check it out by clicking here. Meanwhile,…
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The Tri-State row crop farming group has recently launched a new blog-style website with information on agriculture in the Southeast. Some posts from this site will be cross-posted here. You can check out their site at https://www.siftag.org/
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The Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (GPF) for the Southeast for the next seven days shows below normal rainfall for most of the area, with the exception of peninsular Florida. With lower humidity and abundant sunshine, this might be a good time to make some hay (maybe literally) with your outdoor activities. The next three days should…
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The National Weather Service has a new interactive web site which will allow you to look at radar-estimated rainfall over a variety of time scales. You can zoom in and out, add county lines, and download data. Check it out at https://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/RFC_Precip/
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This week starts with below normal rainfall in most of the Southeast. Rainfall should be less than 0.75 inches over the next five days across most of the Southeast except near the coast. Showers will be scattered but could be heavy if you happen to get caught in one. Rain chances increase later in the…
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Here is a neat tool for looking at historical tornado tracks across the country. It is run by the Midwestern Climate Center using the official Storm Prediction Center database and mapped onto an interactive map. You can zoom into your county and filter by date and Fujita scale of tornado. It defaults to F3 and…