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As we go into Hurricane Awareness Week, here is a good reminder of why it is important to keep records ahead of time, from Drovers Newsletter. One a disaster is upon you, it is too late to write down your records of inventory, costs you have incurred, etc. You need to plan ahead so that…
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Many of you have rain gauges (CoCoRaHS or otherwise), work for the National Weather Service or other agencies, or just love watching the weather. Today is your day! We celebrate everyone who observes the weather and reports it via work or citizen science. I have been watching the weather since a tornado came two blocks…
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One of the fastest spreading new crops in Georgia is cold-hardy citrus. It has been expanding rapidly in southern parts of the state in spite of some recent challenges from frost. Here is an update on the status of cold-hardy citrus in the Southeast and how it has been impacted by recent weather and climate…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the heaviest rain this week should be in northern and higher elevations, which are generally inland from coastal areas. There could be up to 3 inches in a few isolated spots. There will be rain this weekend followed by a couple of mostly dry days. Another rain system…
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I contribute a monthly weather and climate outlook to the cotton and peanut newsletters that UGA produces each month during the growing season. You might be interested in what it says. May 2024 Weather and Climate Outlook Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist Here’s a brief look at the weather and climate I am expecting in May…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that only a small patch of abnormally dry conditions (D0) remains in Puerto Rico after recent rains, but the area of the mainland Southeast that is covered by abnormally dry conditions has doubled this week due to lack of rain and high temperatures. An area of moderate drought…
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With April turning into May in just an hour, a look at the preliminary monthly climate statistics shows that most of the region was warmer than normal with the exception of the Florida Peninsula and parts of southern AL and GA, where rain was heavy. Precipitation varied quite a bit across the region. The driest…
Posted in: Climate summaries