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Lenny Wells of the University of Georgia posted an interesting story in his Pecan Blog a couple of weeks ago on the impacts of heat on pecan trees when temperatures were so warm. It turns out that pecans can do well in very high temperatures as long as they have the right amount of water.…
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The latest monthly climate summary for June 2022 is now available from the North Carolina State Climate Office. The blog post discusses how dry NC was in June, contributing to the expansion of drought in parts of the state last month. You can read more at Summer Starts with Scarce Rain, Sizzling Heat in June…
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Those of you who are interested in history might enjoy taking a look at this interactive timeline of agriculture in the United States at https://growinganation.org/. It provides a list of agricultural innovations and societal changes and events that affected growing crops in the U. S., broken into five different eras from 1600 to the present.…
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UPDATE: TS Colin dissipated today over eastern North Carolina, less than 24 hours after it officially formed. Those of you who live along the East Coast will probably not be surprised to hear that TS Colin formed overnight just off the coast of South Carolina. The tropical low that Colin formed from has crept along…
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The current pattern of afternoon showers and thunderstorms is expected to continue this week. Most areas will see some rain, but there will be a few folks won’t get any due to the spotty nature of the storms. The first map below shows the predicted amount of rainfall for the next week, and the map…
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the final outlook for July 2022, released earlier this week, shows that warmer than normal temperatures are expected to continue for the next month. Precipitation is also expected to wetter than normal for a lot of the Southeast, although that is weighed heavily towards rainfall early in the month followed by drier conditions later.
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a big expansion in the areas of moderate (D1) and severe (D2) drought along with increases in abnormally dry conditions (D0). Even so, I think they missed some areas that should really be in drought and am working to let the authors know for next week. The…
Posted in: Drought