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After a cooler weekend, we are expecting to experience much higher temperatures later in the week. Humidity levels will be somewhat lower than last week, so nights should be a little cooler than we saw earlier, but still at the record-setting temperatures we are expecting (record for this time of year, not all-time), heat stress…
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The latest global climate summary for May 2022 is now available from NOAA. It showed that May was the 9th warmest since records began 143 years ago, but it was also the coolest May since 2013. In part this was due to the continuing La Nina, which has a large pool of colder than normal…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that large parts of the region will see almost no rain this week. The exceptions will be the Florida Peninsula and parts of North Carolina and Virginia. After a slightly cooler and less humid weekend with no rain, temperatures will climb into dangerous conditions by Tuesday for much of…
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Farm Progress posted a story based on some new research that shows the relationships between cloudy conditions and reductions in corn yield based on growth stage that corn growers might be interested in. It can also affect stalk quality and strength. Even though rainfall and temperature are both important, the amount of sunlight that the…
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The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks for the US were released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. They show that both July and the July through September period are expected to be warmer than normal this year. Precipitation is also leaning towards wetter than normal conditions, most likely due to the expected active tropical season,…
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Do you like podcasts? Do you like weather? Then you will want to check out this list of the top 25 podcasts focused on weather and see if any strike your fancy while you are spending hours in the car or in the field. I’ve been a guest on a few of them and listen…
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As you might expect, some of our region has experienced an increase in abnormally dry conditions in the latest Drought Monitor, released this morning. While severe drought has not changed or slightly decreased (in NC), other areas have seen abnormally dry (D0) conditions expand under the heat and lack of rainfall. In Virginia, Florida, and…
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