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Anyone who follows how variations in climate and how they affect the weather we observe in any year know that El Nino and La Nina, collectively known as ENSO or El Nino Southern Oscillation, is one of the biggest drivers of yearly climate in the Southeast. For the past three years we have had La…
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Two rain events will dominate the Southeast this week. Over the weekend, a stationary front draped across southern AL and GA and northern FL will bring the heaviest rain to those areas, while other areas will see little to no rain. Midweek will be dominated by high pressure and it should be dry across the…
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According to a recent story in Southeast Farm Press, Georgia’s pecan production is likely to be off by at least a third of what was expected due to effect of several weather events this growing season. The story highlighted a late-spring freeze that nipped buds and a tropical storm that ruined orchards, along with other…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released a day early on Wednesday because of the holiday, shows slight increases in drought in some areas while other areas saw limited relief. The Tuesday cutoff date meant that most of the rain we got in the last couple of days occurred after the cutoff–this means it is likely we…
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Since I’m down to writing four days a week, this is coming a day early, but I want to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving! I am grateful for your continued interest. I started this blog in 2014, and after nine years I still find plenty of things to write about. Hope you have…
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The dry conditions that have affected parts of the Southeast for the past few weeks have also affected areas to our west. This story from Delta Farm Press describes the negative impacts the dry conditions have had on Christmas tree farmers this year. Something to keep in mind because a drought can cut back on…
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Climate models are very complex, and one part of the models that is especially difficult to get correct is how the models handle clouds. Clouds tend to be smaller than the grid size of the models and reach to different wavelengths of light in different ways. High clouds during the day can cool things off…