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Much of the Southeast was dry this summer except for areas that got hit by either Debby or Helene or both. This article from Southeast Farm Press describes the difference that even 4 inches of irrigation made this year on yields of corn and soybeans in NE Alabama, which got missed by most of the…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office published their November climate summary today. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/12/warm-weather-delays-winters-chill-in-november/.
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that dry conditions and drought have significantly expanded in North Carolina, northern South Carolina, southern Virginia, and eastern Tennessee this past week due to very low rainfall. A few scattered areas in other parts of the region also saw small increases in dry conditions, especially in Florida. Next…
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December 1st marks the beginning of winter according to climatologists and meteorologists. It was originally done by whole months because it was easier to do the statistical calculations by hand if entire months were used rather than the changing dates of the astronomical seasons, but it turns out that climatological seasons match better with the…
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If you have ever watched The Wizard of Oz, you will probably remember the surprisingly lifelike tornado that occurs near the beginning of the movie, transporting Dorothy and Toto to Oz. In the days before computer generated imagery was available, the filmmakers had to use some visual tricks to make the tornado so lifelike. Weather.com…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of this week will be dry across the region through Thursday evening except for Alabama, where the next storm will start to bring rainfall during the day on Thursday. Most of the rain that falls on Friday and Saturday will be in western parts of the region,…
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One of the questions I often get asked about the warming climate is how it will affect our ability to grow blueberries in the future, since blueberries and other fruit like peaches require a period of cold conditions in the winter to set a good crop for the following growing season. According to this article…