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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that dry conditions in North Carolina and Puerto Rico decreased from last week. A small area of abnormally dry conditions remains near Tampa in Florida. The dry area in Florida could be reduced or eliminated this week but not much change is expected in North Carolina.
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The university blog sites are shutting down this weekend for a software update, so here is an early look at the rainfall for the next week. It shows that several rain events will move through the region over the next seven days, bringing several inches of rain to most of the region with the exception…
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The latest climate outlook, issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today, shows that wetter and warmer than normal conditions are expected through most of the Southeast through late summer. After that, a switch to drier than normal conditions is expected to occur as the La Nina becomes stronger. If the La Nina strengthens more quickly…
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According to a recent story from the National Weather Service, the waning El Nino has provided a lot of drought relief to the nation over the course of the winter, including parts of the Southeast. While many parts of the country benefited from the rain, drought expanded in the High Plains, especially Montana, North Dakota,…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that abnormally dry conditions were reduced in Puerto Rico and Alabama and are gone in South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, but expanded slightly in eastern North Carolina due to lack of rain and warm temperatures there. Since there will be quite a bit of rain across the…
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Since we are approaching the end of March and corn is already popping up in South Georgia, it’s time to look at the likely weather conditions for the 2024 growing season. The big factors to consider this year are the rapidly weakening El Niño and predicted quick swing to La Niña, the rising temperatures around…
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You might wonder why you don’t see a lot of birds during rain storms, unlike, say, cows, who don’t seem to care much unless it is a really hard or cold rain. The magazine Birds&Blossoms recently posted a story that described how birds look for shelter in the rain and how you can create more…
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