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The overnight temperatures earlier this week in south Florida set records for high minimum temperatures, according to an article by the Palm Beach Post. On Wednesday the low reached only 82 F, where the normal low is 75 F. Daytime temperatures have not been as much above normal as the nighttime temperatures due to rain…
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NOAA’s Climate Toolkit has a unique new tool that allows emergency managers and public health departments identify people who are vulnerable to loss of electrical power. It links a database of Medicare beneficiaries who use electric adaptive devices to current weather hazards to identify how many people in an affected area would be affected by…
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I’ve seen several articles this week discussing problems that farmers are having in areas that have received abundant rain in the last few weeks. While the precipitation is welcome for many, it does make it hard for producers to keep up with applications of nutrients and other agricultural chemical treatments. The Panhandle Ag e-News discussed…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows seasonal rainfall over most of the Southeast, with the driest areas in the northern half of the region. This is probably a good thing after the rain that has hit the area from post-tropical storm Cindy this week. Cooler temperatures should also reduce stress across the region. The Florida…
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Here in the Southeast changes in climate have been relatively subtle, with no change in annual average precipitation (although there are changes in rainfall intensity and rainfall by season) and an upward trend in temperatures since about 1970 which has helped contribute to more droughts in recent decades. But in other parts of the world…
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In the last few days I’ve seen several interesting stories on different aspects of cattle cross my desk . The first is a story in Wired.com about how mathematicians have simulated the behavior of herds of cattle using a computer model. The story describes how the model is set up to include different sizes of…
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Weather Underground has a story describing some of the June tropical storms that were memorable for the amount of rain that was dropped during the storm. You might recognize some of these names, many of which were retired after their spectacular flooding. June storms are often so wet because they are slow-movers, which allows a…