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This week NOAA announced the end of the latest El Nino event, as ocean conditions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean returned to normal temperatures as they swing from unusually warm conditions (associated with the El Nino) to colder than normal temperatures associated with La Nina. Their forecast indicates that we will probably be in La…
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We grow a lot of pecans here in the Southeast, and farmers are always looking for new markets for pecan products. Modern Farmer posted a story this week about the potential for pecan milk, joining the ranks of other plant-based beverages like almond, soy, coconut, and other nut milks. The story discusses the benefits of…
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NOAA released their latest monthly climate summary for the globe last week. It shows that globally, this was the warmest May since records began for the earth as a whole in 1880. It is the 12th month in a row that has set a global record for warmth. The global oceans have been record-setting warm…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that the high temperatures combined with limited rainfall in most areas led to an increase in abnormally dry (D0) and drought conditions in parts of the region this past week. A large area of abnormally dry conditions formed in Virginia with smaller increases in other states…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast is expected to get very little rain in the next week due to the presence of a strong high pressure center across northern parts of the area. This high pressure is also going to bring very hot conditions to the region, especially in northern…
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I am traveling this week but wanted to let you know that the National Hurricane Center is now showing two areas of potential development in the Gulf of Mexico in the next week. The first, designated as Investigation 90-L, is in the Eastern Gulf near Florida and is associated with the plume of moisture that…
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NOAA released their latest monthly and seasonal summary for the May and March-May periods, respectively, earlier today. The summary shows that a lot of the country was warmer than normal for both the May and March-May periods. Wet conditions were present in many parts of the US, including the Southeast, although both Florida and the…
Posted in: Climate summaries