The frequency of hurricane activity at any specific location is something that I get asked almost every year, including this one. This question has special import this year with the impending Republican National Convention which was recently moved to Jacksonville, FL during August 24-27. So you might wonder what the…
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For those of you who produce hay and feed livestock, the headline above is probably a no-brainer. But I am still learning about how weather affects agriculture, so I was fascinated by this article that discusses how cutting hay in the morning results in a different nutrient composition of the…
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Climatologists know that volcanic eruptions can emit sulfuric acid droplets that rise high in the sky and reflect sunlight back to space before it ever reaches the earth’s surface. This causes cooling which can last for up to several years, if the eruption is big. The last really big one…
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I love all summer fruit, but one of my favorites has to be the watermelon. Good thing I live in the South! It’s easy to find them here, and they taste great. But that was not always the case. Atlas Obscura has an interesting story about the history of the…
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The current weather pattern of frequent rain showers is expected to continue for the next week for most of the Southeast with the exception of the central Florida peninsula, which could see little rain. Not everywhere will get rain each day, but it will occur often enough to make drying…
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In spite of a lot of worry on the part of peach farmers this year with a warm winter limiting chill hours and some late frosts occurring after a warm start to the season, Georgia peach producers are welcoming an abundance of peaches this year. According to a story by…
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I ran across a couple of interesting climate web sites this week that you might find useful. The first is a web site which shows diurnal climatologies of a variety of weather factors for each month of the year for a selection of cities across the US. “Diurnal” means it…
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