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I am giving an online class on sources of weather and climate data for extension training this week. In preparation for this class, I have collected a list of sources of data that might be useful to all of you. I am providing it here for those of you who are not attending the webinar.…
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Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the historic flooding that affected areas around Atlanta on September 15-22, 2009. You may remember the photos of Six Flag’s roller coaster in a pool of water. The single highest 24-hour value was taken at the Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority. Are you prepared for a flood like…
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Many of the meteorologists and climatologists I know started out with a burning interest in weather, either because of a close encounter with a tornado or other storm event or because the weather and its many aspects were fascinating to them from an early age. The Gwinnett Daily Post had an article yesterday (click here…
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Business Insider shared an article from their Australian counterparts this week discussing some recent research results on ways to improve wheat yields without adding additional water. In brief, the research showed better crop yields when summer weeds were reduced to preserve moisture, crops were rotated regularly, and seeds were planted two to three weeks earlier…
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The latest 7-day QPF map from NOAA shows that most of the Southeast should be well above normal in rainfall for the next week. The rain will be a mixed blessing for farmers, who will welcome the relief for soil moisture but may hinder hay-making and harvesting of peanuts and other crops.
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There have been some recent news stories about new crops that farmers are trying to establish in the Southeast in response to changing climate conditions as well as citrus greening and other problems with current crops. Previously I have written about satsumas as a new crop that is being introduced to southern Georgia to take…
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The National Climatic Data Center reported that the US as a whole experienced its 9th wettest summer on record (1895 to present) and drought decreased to 33 percent of the continguous area. For the same time period, however, Georgia experienced its 10th driest summer with only 73 percent of normal rainfall, and drought expanded to…
Posted in: Climate summaries