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With just a couple of days to go in June, a preliminary look at the monthly amounts shows that most of the region was below normal in temperature in both max and min temperatures. Some parts of the region, especially western VA and NC, were several degrees colder than average, although high temperatures for the…
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Here is an interesting story on a measure of the changing climate you may not have thought of. Scientists at the University of British Columbia looked at menus from local restaurants over the last 130 years to see how the types of local seafood changed over time. By looking at the species of fish listed…
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While the March frost did tremendous damage to peaches in Georgia, the blueberry crop did much better and is providing a good yield of the luscious crops. According to this story in the Farm Monitor (including video), most blueberries were not far out of dormancy and the temperatures in Southeast Georgia did not get as…
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Last week I posted a story about hail damage in the Southeast from the week of severe weather that affected parts of the Southeast. Here is another story from Vegetable Growers News that details more of the damage that hit vegetable growers around the region. The map below from Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien’s newsletter shows…
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UPDATE: Link to video and slides now available at https://www.drought.gov/webinars/southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-june-27-2023. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the…
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I often get asked how the number of chill hours in Georgia is changing over time. Here is a great article written by Chunxian Chen from the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Lab in Byron, GA, in Growing Produce that answers that question. The author shows that, as expected, the number of chill hours…
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You probably have not heard much about the two tropical systems in the Atlantic over the last few days. I took a look tonight and found that as of this afternoon Bret had disintegrated and was no longer considered a tropical depression. At the moment the remains are drifting south but there is some chance…
Posted in: Tropical weather