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This week’s 7-day QPF shows that the heaviest precipitation this week should be in the Appalachian Mountains, especially mid-week. Some areas, especially at higher elevations, should see snow, while lower and more southern areas will see rain. Temperatures will start cool but will gradually warm up over this weekend as the next storm moves towards…
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This week NOAA released their annual summary of climate conditions around the globe. The summary shows that this was the earth’s 6th warmest since records began in 1880. The temperature analysis shows that in spite of some very cold temperatures in December in parts of the world, overall the only place that was cooler than…
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Since the UGA Weather Network is down for the next few days due to the tornado that moved through Griffin yesterday, here is some information on alternate sources of weather information that growers might find useful. Since the UGA Weather Network is down for a few days due to the loss of power and internet…
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The latest ENSO outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center was released this week. They are now predicting that the current lengthy La Niña is likely to end by early spring and move through a neutral period in late spring and early summer before transitioning to El Niño later in summer and into fall. While ENSO…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that recent rains have improved moisture conditions in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. However, the rain largely missed coastal areas of NE Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, leading to worsening conditions there. The rain from Thursday’s storms may provide some needed moisture, but the line of storms is…
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Yesterday NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information released their annual climate summary for the United States for 2022. Among the statistics they pointed out were the extensive coverage of drought across the contiguous US and the 3rd costliest hurricane on record due to Hurricane Ian. You can read all the information at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202212. For the…
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According to the BBC, today is the anniversary of the first broadcast of an in-vision television forecaster, George Cowling, who stood in front of a weather map for the first time. This was even before the first teleprompter was used. He was employed by the U. K. Meteorological Office and was a professional meteorologist. You…