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Earlier this week NOAA came out with their revised forecast for the number of tropical storms and hurricanes expected in the Atlantic Ocean this season. Even though it has been relatively quiet, that is expected to change in the next couple of week and NOAA is still expecting an above average number of named storms.…
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The heat wave that has been affecting Europe for the last few weeks has had very bad impacts on crops and farmers in the region. In addition to the heat, they have experienced extremely dry conditions there (of course, the two are related), with France experiencing its driest July on record. Here is a recent…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a decrease in the dry conditions across most of the Southeast due to recent rains across the region, although because the rain has been so spotty, the map will necessarily miss some small areas of dry conditions that were missed by the rain. The conditions in Puerto…
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When I lived in Wisconsin and the summer weather turned exceptionally hot and humid, we always blamed the cornfields in Iowa for the high humidity. In fact, we were right! The Corn Belt puts a lot of water into the air as all those corn plants transpire water into the atmosphere. In fact, if you…
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The latest monthly climate summary for July 2022 is now available from the North Carolina State Climate Office. Check out their steamy statistics at A Warm, Wet July Extends Our Steamy Summer – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu).
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Note: While this outlook is primarily for Georgia, it should hold true for most of the southern part of our region as well. The temperature in July was generally slightly cooler than normal, with daytime temperatures below normal (from clouds) and overnight temperatures warmer than normal due to the abundant humidity we have experienced this…
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The Specialty Crop Industry newsletter posted a story this week by Clint Thompson describing some of the negative effects of the recent heat wave on vegetable crops in Alabama (and by extension, most of the rest of the Southeast as well). Sunscald was seen on some watermelons, and the high temperatures sped up the tomato…