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The latest monthly global climate summary for March 2021 was released today, and it shows that the earth as a whole was the 8th warmest in the 142-year historical record. The Arctic sea ice coverage was the 9th smallest on record for March, and the North American snow cover was the 9th smallest on record…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about the unique challenges corn growers in the Southeast have when trying to produce a crop compared to the Midwestern Corn Belt. For one thing, in our region they have to deal with more pests and diseases that are not a problem for Iowa farmers. The…
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Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics…
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NOAA’s March climate summary included a note that indicated the frigid temperatures of mid-February which brought so much cold and misery to people in the central US all the way down through Texas and into Mexico caused the first billion-dollar weather disaster of 2021, although it is not likely to be the last. March as…
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This is the time of year when dry spells can lead to flash droughts as plants come out of dormancy and start to really increase their water use. While I don’t see much chance of that for the Southeast anytime soon, it’s still a good practice to pay careful attention to the conditions that are…
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On Friday NOAA announced that they will be switching to the 1991-2020 averages for the Atlantic tropical season. Previously, NOAA’s period-of-record was 1981-2010, for which the average number of named storms is 12, the average number of hurricanes is six, and the average of major hurricanes — packing winds of at least 111 miles per…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that with the main action of this weekend’s storm past most of the region, the rain will be focused on the Florida peninsula, leaving other parts fairly dry with less than 0.5 inches expected in most locations. Florida can use the rain due to increasing drought conditions, especially in…
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