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You might not think it if you live in the Southeast, but the month of November for the US as a whole was the 7th warmest on record (going back to 1895) due to the very warm conditions out west where there is a bad drought. Here in the Southeast, most of the region was…
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Today the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City GA had an online webinar on winter weather. In it, they mentioned a few websites they have for people to use in decision-making that you might find useful. I don’t know if other NWS offices in the region have similar pages, but you may be able…
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Is there a long-term trend in hurricanes? In the past, scientists have thought that there was a 30-year cycle in hurricane numbers, but more recent studies have shown a trend in Atlantic hurricanes that is increasing over time. Interestingly, this trend does not appear in records for other basins. Here is a new study published…
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The recent dry weather has not been all bad. Clint Thompson of Vegetable and Specialty Crop News reports that onion planters in Georgia are ahead of usual in getting their onion sets in the ground due to the dry and sunny conditions. Usually, they start around November 1 and end around Christmas, but this year,…
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The Texas freeze in February 2021 and the heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest this past summer both had significant effects on fruit production in those regions. Here are a few stories that describe some of the issues they had. Growing Produce: Texas Citrus Crop on the Comeback Trail from Winter Storm Damage Citrus…
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Many producers have their own weather stations onsite to keep an eye on local weather conditions. An article in Fruit Growers News caught my eye this week because the second half of the article was an excellent reminder that if you have a home weather station, now is a good time to check it over…
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Have you heard the term “flash drought” and wondered where it came from? Here is an interesting journal article on the history of when it was first used and how it is identified. The abstract is below to its online publication in the Journal of Applied State Climatology. Even though it is a journal I…