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Citrus has a long history in Louisiana, where warm temperatures have produced a great area for the growth of citrus trees, especially near the Gulf Coast. But that location is bad for hurricanes, and in recent years citrus farmers have been repeatedly pummeled by the direct effects of the wind as well as the indirect…
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The rain that is falling in a band stretching northeast from Apalachicola, FL through southern GA and on into the Carolinas should exit the region by the end of the weekend, bringing dry conditions through mid-week. Other areas will see lighter amounts of precipitation. The next system will start bringing light rain to the region…
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Here is a new web site that you can use to show year-to-date temperature and precipitation for individual stations across the US. It includes accumulated degree days as well. You can view it here and click to pick your station of interest. Use the Layer list to pick what variables you want to see. The…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that there was a significant decrease in abnormally dry (D0) in southeast Alabama, with a smaller decrease in the area in Georgia due to rain. Rain since the last map should further reduce the area of D0 in the next map. You can view the DM…
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It’s just after midnight at the beginning of 2021, and I am hoping that this year is a better year for us all than 2020 was. We are firmly in a La Nina now, which could mean a warmer than normal winter (although the cold weather so far has been great for chill hours), and…
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The preliminary climate summary for the Southeast shows that all of the region had temperatures that were above normal and most areas were also wetter than normal. The precipitation map below shows what looks like a bad data point in central Georgia that will probably be corrected later but also shows the dry area in…
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I am shutting down my blog for a week to concentrate on family and the holidays. Usually I travel during Christmas break, but this year will be staying home to protect others from the pandemic. I hope you stay safe, too, wherever you are. Some of may even see some snow! I will be back…
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