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  • Warm and dry conditions this week

    Pam Knox

    February 2, 2019

    The latest 7-day QPF map shows that we can expect mostly dry conditions over the next seven days. The rain that does fall will be mainly confined to the northwest edge of our region, as the main storm track puts rain through the Ohio River Valley to our northwest. The highest chance of rain will…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • January 2019 was warmer and wetter than normal across most of the Southeast

    Pam Knox

    February 1, 2019

    The preliminary maps showing the climate for the month of January are in, and they show that for most of the region, temperatures were above normal. Precipitation in many areas was also wetter than normal, but there was a band of drier than normal conditions along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts where the January storms…

    Posted in: Climate summaries
  • Atlas Obscura: Predicting the Coldest Chicago Winter on Record

    Pam Knox

    February 1, 2019

    As you probably know, this past week has been frigid for the upper Midwest as a piece of the Arctic air associated with the polar vortex has moved through the area. I think everyone there is glad that temperatures are already starting to warm up and they are likely to be above normal within a…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, History
  • How bad has this winter been? Not as bad as you might think

    Pam Knox

    January 31, 2019

    The Accumulated Winter Season Index (AWSSI) was developed to objectively quantify and describe the relative severity of the winter season. It factors in intensity and persistence of cold weather, the amount of snow, and the amount and persistence of snow on the ground. If you use it to calculate how bad this year’s winter is,…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • Latest February outlook shows warmer and wetter than normal conditions likely

    Pam Knox

    January 31, 2019

    The latest monthly outlook for February 2019 was released today. It shows that warmer and wetter conditions than normal are expected for most of the region during the month, except for equal chances of above, near and below normal precipitation in southern Florida. The first two weeks are the most likely to be above normal…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Improvement in Florida drought this week

    Pam Knox

    January 31, 2019

    As expected, the drought in Florida improved significantly this week after a lot of rain fell over the past few days. All of the severe (D2) drought was eliminated and most of the moderate drought was also removed. Not much rain will fall in the driest areas in the next week, so conditions should stabilize…

    Posted in: Drought
  • Insured losses from Hurricane Michael now over $5.4 billion

    Pam Knox

    January 30, 2019

    The Panama City News-Herald reported today that the insured losses from Hurricane Michael have climbed above $5.4 billion as of this week, with 74 percent of the claims settled so far. Most of these are property damage claims. You can read more here.

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Tropical weather
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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