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With the end of May 2020 fast approaching, the monthly departure maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center show that across Georgia and most of the Southeast (with the exception of southern Florida) was colder than normal, thanks to the very cold temperatures experienced at the beginning of the month. Precipitation values are near…
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In a story earlier this week by Clint Thompson, Southeast AgNet posted a story about how this year’s variable rainfall and temperature have caused problems for cotton farmers in Georgia. First, the ground was so wet from all of the rain that planting was delayed. More recently, dry conditions have caused problems for the growing…
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If you like to look at historical paintings, you may notice that they often provide information about the local weather or climate, especially if they are landscape paintings. Art historians have noticed that portrayals of nature have changed over time in response to the changing climate. For example, a painting of a glacier may reveal…
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This looks like a week of mostly dry weather in a lot of the Southeast, with the exception of the Florida Peninsula, which could see more rain as the Gulf and tropics become more active. Some models show central Georgia as getting no rain at all, while others give it some chance. The most likely…
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We’ve had an early start to the 2020 Atlantic tropical season, with two named storms before the season even officially started. There is a 50 percent chance of a third storm developing in the Atlantic in the next 48 hours. This has never happened before in the records we have for hurricanes going back to…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday morning, shows that the patch of severe (D2) drought has been removed from southwest Florida due to heavy rains this past week. Elsewhere there were very minor changes to the drought pattern. You can view the current map as well as past maps at https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/. With relatively light rainfall…
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In spite of all the rain parts of the Southeast have had this year, there are areas that are quite dry and where producers are having to irrigate. But irrigating where it is not needed wastes water and energy to pump, so you want to make sure you are watering appropriately. Here are a couple…