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The air temperature map today from the Georgia Weather Network shows the strong gradient in temperature across the state. Strong winds from the southwest ahead of the front are bringing temperatures of low 80s into east-central Georgia right now (probably breaking a few records) but will be replaced in a few hours by much colder…
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The latest set of outlook maps for January shows the continued impact of the weak La Niña that is currently occurring in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Drier and warmer conditions than normal have a slightly increased chance of occurring in most of the Southeast but especially in south Florida. The same pattern can be seen…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the pattern of northern areas wet and the Florida peninsula dry will likely continue this week. This should help relieve impacts of the drought, especially since lower temperatures are also inhibiting evaporation.
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We are halfway through December, and this month has been quite variable in both temperature and precipitation across the Southeast. Florida has been above normal in temperature, especially south Florida, while other areas of the Southeast have been below normal. Precipitation also varied quite a bit, with a streak of wet weather across southern Georgia…
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This week NASA announced that it has produced a new visualization of how carbon dioxide moves around the globe. It shows how CO2 moves around the earth and between the northern and southern hemispheres. You can really see the difference in the two hemispheres in terms of land area and plant life. You can read…
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The USDA released a map this week which shows how much cropland includes the use of cover crops. Cover crops help reduce erosion, improve soil fertility and reduce weeds, among other things. The Southeast has a higher percentage of cropland covered with cover crops than anywhere except Maryland, which encourages the use of cover crops…
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A bill that would have provided funds to improve weather forecasting on the 2 week to 2 year range, provide money to build new advanced models, and to improve weather and climate services to individual states was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate on December 2 but died in the House of Representatives because…
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