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Each year on March 23, the World Meteorological Organization, along with its 191 members — including the National Weather Service — and the worldwide meteorological community, celebrates World Meteorological Day. This day commemorates the formation of the WMO. This year’s theme is “Climate knowledge for climate action,” highlighting both recent advances in climate science and…
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I want to take a minute to salute the CoCoRaHS network, who announced today that an official CoCoRaHS rain gauge will be installed in the White House kitchen garden planted this week by Michelle Obama. The addition was celebrated today in Washington DC as part of the National Science Fair activity at the White House.…
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Even though we’re past the average date for last frost in parts of the Southeast, it is not too late for a cold blast to move through the area. Early signs for next weekend, Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, show that another surge of cold air is expected to move into the area…
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AgWeb had a fascinating article recently that discussed one Michigan farmer’s response to stressful weather conditions on his herd of dairy cattle. He built a large barn modeled on a swine facility with a roof and slatted floor plus open sides which reduces temperature-related stress and respiratory problems and improves weight gain in his cows.…
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The extended and severe drought in the southwestern United States has had many impacts on agriculture as well as water supply and ecosystems across the region. Some of them have been discussed previously in this blog. This week, Rolling Stone magazine published an extensive article which discussed the impacts of the record-setting Western heat on…
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After a beautiful Saturday, Sunday should be soggy across the region. Rain chances will decrease somewhat mid-week but pick up again on Thursday and Friday, when the focus shifts south to Florida. Amounts could be as much as 2.5 inches in some areas for the week.
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This has been one of the quietest starts to the year with regard to severe weather. According to records from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, this year they have only issued four tornado warnings and no severe thunderstorm warnings at all. Typically by mid-March they have issued 52 watches. The number of tornadoes observed so far…
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