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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…
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This week I’ve heard comments from friends on how expensive live Christmas trees are this year. I saw several stories this week about the impacts of weather on Christmas trees and treats and thought you might like to read them too. Note that impacts from bad weather and poor climate conditions make take ten years…
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After a long dry period with limited rain, it looks like rain will be returning to most of the region by mid-week. The weekend should be relatively dry again, but a shift in the pattern will bring a wet front across the area starting on Monday afternoon and progressing to the east over time. Areas…
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I am one of the coauthors of the upcoming 5th National Climate Assessment’s chapter on the Southeast. In January and February 2022, we will be holding online meetings for public comments on the draft outline of the chapter before we flesh it out. This will improve our chances to address the climate issues that of…
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The lack of rain across the region along with the warm temperatures has led to an expansion in drought and dry conditions across all of the region except for the Florida Peninsula. Severe (D2) drought has reappeared in North Carolina and Virginia. Moderate (D1) drought has also significantly expanded across Puerto Rico. Conditions may continue…
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If you use daily climate normals for temperature and precipitation, you can now find the new updated ones for 1991-2020 available in tabular form from Jan Null at https://ggweather.com/normals/daily91.htm.
Posted in: Sources of weather and climate data