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Got this update from the PRISM climate group in Oregon. Maybe it is something that you can use if you do climate studies: We are pleased to announce the release of updated PRISM 1991-2020 gridded normals datasets for the conterminous United States. Elements include precipitation; minimum, maximum, and mean temperature; mean dew point; and minimum…
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Today marks the last day of the official 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. While it ended up very quiet compared to what I expected, it still was one of the most active seasons on record as well as the most costly, according to CNN. A second story on the season from Yale Climate Connections is embedded…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their updated outlook for December 2021 today. It shows an even higher probability of above normal temperature in December in the Southeast, based mainly on very warm conditions that are likely over the next week or two. Precipitation is expected to be below normal in the southern part of the…
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It’s nearly the end of November, and that means another round of climate summaries. The summary for November 2021 shows that the entire region was colder than normal (with a couple of individual stations as outliers). Rainwise, most parts of the region were also drier than normal. The exception is the Florida peninsula, where they…
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The end of fall is almost upon us and December is knocking at our door. Kirk Mellish of WSB in Atlanta posted his discussion of past Decembers and what the next one is likely to look like in his latest blog post. The updated December prediction from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center should come out tomorrow…
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Here is a reminder that drought is not all bad for farmers, from an article earlier this week in Growing Produce. While drought has many negative effects on crops, it also reduces a lot of diseases and also cuts down on the number of some pests that may be damaging the plants. Some farmers prefer…
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In my other blog this week at the Garden Professors, I wrote a post about the four types of drought that occur and how they can affect gardens and gardeners. You might be interested in reading it too. You can access it at https://gardenprofessors.com/how-dry-i-am-four-types-of-drought-and-how-they-can-affect-gardeners-and-gardens/.