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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that there has been a slight increase in abnormally dry (D0) conditions in the Southeast. The biggest increase was in Alabama, where several pockets of D0 have appeared. Other states had lower increases. There will be some rain this coming week, but not a lot, so things may…
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The latest monthly climate summary for the US was published by NOAA today for November 2020. It shows that for the year to date, parts of every state in the Southeast are having their warmest year on record. Other parts of the region have experienced their wettest year on record through the end of November.…
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After a too-close call with heat exhaustion with one of our fine UGA extension specialists yesterday (they shall remain nameless–fortunately recovered), it seems like a good time to remind you that high temperatures and high humidity do not do good things to the human body (or livestock, for that matter). This has been a brutal…
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The latest monthly climate summaries for June 2020 are now available from the North Carolina Climate Office and the Southeast Regional Climate Center. You can view them at: North Carolina: https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=318&h=5666e5c1 Southeast: https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportJune2020.pdf
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For most of the Southeast, June 2020 turned out to be cooler and drier than normal, although there were some notable exceptions due to Tropical Storm Cristobal in the first week. In spite of the drier than normal conditions, many producers are complaining about moisture-related diseases affecting their crops this year, which may be due…
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Here’s an interesting chart which shows how billion-dollar weather disasters change by month across the US (you can also break it down by regions and states). You probably will not be surprised to see that winter storm damage is highest in winter, freeze events in spring, and drought in summer. But the chart is still…
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Watermelon supplies have been somewhat limited this year because of poor weather in Mexico and a hot and dry March and April which affected pollination in southern Florida where many melons are grown. But prices are good because of the lower yields, and demand is up now that more stores and supply chains are opening…