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The watermelon season is upon us, and according to Clint Thompson in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, it looks like it will be a sweet and delicious year! The climate conditions for developing high-brix (sugar) watermelons have been almost perfect, with high temperatures, little rain, and lots of sunshine. You can read more at https://vscnews.com/watermelon-quality-brix-georgia-florida/.…
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Tropical Storm Bill developed quickly off the coast of North Carolina today and is expected to move off towards the northeast before it becomes extratropical and dissipates in about 48 hours. There is no threat to the US other than some high waves near the coast. Two other areas of concern have been identified by…
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I am a CoCoRaHS precipitation observer and have done it since 2008, which is a decent amount of time. But Yale Climate Connections posted a 3-minute video story about a man who has kept weather records at his home in the Virginia mountains since 1960. Maybe some of you have, too. He has a whole…
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The 5-day outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows two areas of possible development. One is off the East Coast with a little low along a front that could spin up over the warm Gulf Stream. That would not affect most of the Southeast other than the immediate coast, and it has only a 10…
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After twelve days in June, we are seeing quite a bit of variation across the region so far. Most of the region has been warmer than normal, especially eastern Virginia. Alabama is the only state that has most of its area cooler than normal, due in part to cloud cover associated with rain. The precipitation…
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The 7-day QPF map shows that showers will continue during the week but will be relatively light, with the least rain Tuesday through Thursday. By the end of the week, the models are hinting at some tropical development that could bring heavier rain to the Gulf and areas west of us. There is always a…
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Here’s a great new tool for mapping the new normals to any area across the US. The Northeast Regional Climate Center has produced this new tool at NCEI Gridded Normals Mapper (rcc-acis.org). It allows you to look at monthly or annual normals for states, counties, and other regional designations. After you look at that part…