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The Drought Monitor web site has been having some problems recently, so today’s drought map is from Drought.gov, its sister site. Because of recent rains, drought conditions improved there this week. They could see more improvement next week with rain from potential Tropical Storm Claudette, which is pulling itself together in the Gulf. Even if…
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After twelve days in June, we are seeing quite a bit of variation across the region so far. Most of the region has been warmer than normal, especially eastern Virginia. Alabama is the only state that has most of its area cooler than normal, due in part to cloud cover associated with rain. The precipitation…
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Today, NOAA released their new climate normals for the 1991-2020 period. These 30-year averages replaced the old normals that covered the period from 1981-2010. This is done every ten years to provide a consistent period of time for use in comparing monthly and annual climate information. There have been a number of news stories about…
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There have been a lot of stories relating climate or weather to agriculture in the news lately. Here are some of the more interesting ones. Bloomberg: Drought Is the U.S. West’s Next Big Climate Disaster VSC News: South Florida Melon Growers Hope to Bounce Back Farm Progress: Winter weather affected cattle slaughter, calving VSC News:…
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As we approach the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, you might be interested in a couple of news items. One is that the National Hurricane Center is debating whether they should start the season on May 15 instead of June 1 due to the number of early storms that have occurred in the past…
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With all the cold weather in the central part of the country, it is no surprise that agriculture is taking a big hit in addition to all of problems that consumers are experiencing from loss of power, heat, and sometimes water. Here are a few of the stories I have read today. This is an…
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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…