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The USDA published a new Plant Hardiness Zone map about a week ago. The previous map was produced in 2012 and since that time gardeners have used it to determine what plants are suitable for their yards. The Plant Hardiness Zone map is based on the average lowest temperature a location receives sometime each winter.…
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UPDATE: Video at Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar: November 28, 2023 | Drought.gov. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also…
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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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