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The dry conditions we’ve been experiencing this fall have caused problems for those who need moisture in the soil to get winter grains and forage crops going before temperatures drop too far. But one group of producers is happy for the dry conditions: onion growers. They need drier conditions to get the onions in the…
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With the wet and humid conditions that we have seen this year, fungal diseases and problems like mycotoxins in grain have been a big issue. Climate models predict that wetter and more humid conditions are going to become more frequent in the future, and we are already seeing a trend in that direction, although 2020…
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The maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center show that so far this November, temperatures are running above normal again for the entire Southeast. Precipitation is wetter than normal along the East Coast but is drier than normal in Alabama and parts of Georgia. For the year to date, nearly all of the region…
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Rainfall of up to 2 feet in South Florida caused severe damage to South Florida vegetable crops that were bound for holiday tables and could lead to shortages or price increases, according to an article in the Sun Sentinel. The timing of the storm was particularly bad for farms that were in the midst of…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast will be quite dry this week, with the wettest areas on the east coast of Florida and up along the East Coast as well as in AL and in northern GA. The wettest period will be Wednesday through Thursday as a cold front…
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The North Carolina Climate Office posted their winter outlook earlier this week. It is no surprise that it reflects what we know about the current La Nina. While the signal of La Nina is not as strong in North Carolina as it is in northern Florida and Alabama and Georgia, this year’s strong event should…
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I don’t know about you, but watching clouds is one of my favorite things to do. Clouds come in an amazing variety of shapes, and what is even more amazing is that those shapes, and the colors of the clouds, too, are based on physical principles that can tell us something about the weather that…