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  • Heat wave next week?

    Pam Knox

    June 10, 2015

    While most television meteorologists are not talking about it yet, there are some early indications that next week may be very hot and humid for most parts of the Southeast.  By Sunday, June 14, extended range forecasts indicate that a dome of high pressure may move into the region, causing relatively dry conditions and very…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • How will El Nino affect 2015’s chances to be the warmest year ever?

    Pam Knox

    June 10, 2015

    In NOAA’s latest “Beyond the Data” blog entry, Deke Arndt talks about the impacts of an El Nino year on the likelihood that 2015 may be the warmest year ever in recorded history. He presents the graph below, which shows the temperature differences from the long-term average, for each month starting in 1982.  Bars in…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • Ag Solutions day to be held August 10 in Orange Beach AL

    Pam Knox

    June 9, 2015

    The Southeast Climate Consortium is holding a one-day workshop on Agricultural Solutions in Orange Beach AL on August 10.  [NOTE this is a correction from the original post, which said Orange Beach FL.]  At this workshop you can learn about a variety of weather- and climate-related topics, including irrigation, cover crops, and AgroClimate.  A forecast…

    Posted in: Events
  • National Weather Service and EDEN: Heat safety information

    Pam Knox

    June 9, 2015

    Now that summer is well and truly underway, it’s a good idea to review the safety information for heat-related illnesses.  The National Weather Service has provided a handy guide at https://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/heat/index.shtml.  This information is important for anyone who works with kids outside as well as those who are managing outdoor workers like farm hands or foresters.…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • Volcanic sunsets visible in Southern Hemisphere

    Pam Knox

    June 9, 2015

    On April 22, 2015, Calbuco Volcano erupted in Chile.  I discussed it in my blog here.  Now one of the lovely results of this eruption is a series of volcanic sunrises and sunsets in Africa and other Southern Hemisphere locations as the high level aerosol layer reflects sunlight back when the sun is just below…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Interesting weather images, Uncategorized
  • El Nino decreases the number of tornadoes in most of the Southeast

    Pam Knox

    June 8, 2015

    A new study released by NOAA last week shows that in El Nino years, the number of tornadoes and hail storms decreases compared to non-El Nino years.  As you might expect, in La Nina years, the opposite of El Nino, severe weather increases in the Southeast. Note the split between the Florida peninsula and more…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • NOAA: May 2015 was the wettest of any month on record for contiguous US

    Pam Knox

    June 8, 2015

    NOAA released their monthly climate summary for May 2015 this morning.  It showed the for the contiguous lower 48 states, May was the wettest month ever, with an average of 4.36 inches, 1.39 inches above the long-term average.  This in spite of the continuing drought in the West and dry conditions in the East.  You…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate summaries
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