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Outside magazine had an interesting article about the snow drought in the West. In spite of recent rains that have caused fatal mudslides in parts of California, the mountains out west overall have received only 29% of their normal snowfall. This could bode poorly for water supplies in spring and into next summer, when irrigators…
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The National Centers for Environment Information has a new series of articles describing the value of some of the products that they put out. Here is a recent one on the value of the Drought Monitor. You can read it here.
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According to an article today in Southeast Farm Press, the Arctic cold that invaded the Southeast in the last few weeks has done good things for farmers. After a couple of warm winters, the frigid air will help to kill nematodes, whiteflies, and other cold-sensitive pests that were a real problem this past growing season.…
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As I was checking my social media this morning, I ran across a couple of articles which contained some good online resources you might find useful or interesting. You’ve probably seen some of these resources already if you follow my Facebook or Twitter feeds, because I often retweet or share from these sites. NorthGeorgiaWx.com has…
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According to the annual climate summary released this week by NOAA, it was the warmest year on record for Arizona, Georgia (tied with 2016), New Mexico, and North and South Carolina. 2017 was also the 20th wettest year on record for the nation, and the fifth consecutive year with above-average precipitation, according to the report. You…
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For the first time, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has maps of temperature and precipitation anomalies available by counties. In the past you could get it by state, region, and climate division, but nothing smaller. This might be useful for those who are interested in county statistics rather than using station data, since…
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Here’s an interesting statistic from Brad Panovich, meteorologist, on Twitter and Facebook: The last two weeks, from December 25 through January 7, have been the coldest on record for many locations in the Southeast. The ranking map from the Southeast Regional Climate Center shows how widespread the #1 rankings are across the region. You can…