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The WunderBlog from Dr. Jeff Masters at Weather Underground posted an article today pointing out that sixteen nations or territories set new all-time record high temperatures in 2015. Most of these were set in tropical regions where temperatures are already high, but Germany also set a record. You can read the article with the complete list here.
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AgWeb posted an article yesterday describing the impacts of the recent heavy snow on dairy farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region. Most of them prepared in advance by putting out extra rations for the cows in sheltered spots and preparing to store milk if the milk haulers could not get through. How would you handle a…
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NOAA published an article today describing how last weekend’s snowstorm compares to other great storms on the East Coast using the Regional Snowfall Index, or RSI. For the Southeast, which escaped the worst of it, they put the early January snowstorm of 1996 as the worst for the region followed by the “Storm of the…
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The Packer noted in an article yesterday the the price of green and other colored peppers has been rising in recent weeks due to the effects of cold, wet weather in Florida and Mexico. The Florida markets supply the East Coast while the Mexican market supplies much of the West Coast this time of year.…
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The snowstorm that plagued the Atlantic Coast this past weekend dumped snow from Georgia to Massachusetts, including North Carolina. The State Climate Office of North Carolina posted an article today describing the impacts of the storm on North Carolina. In the story they also note that the 41 inches of snow received at Mount Mitchell…
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Cover crops are often used to help reduce erosion and keep moisture and nutrients in the soil. But a recent article in AgWeb points out that they also work well as forage for cattle. A variety of choices of cover crop can be used, and the article describes some of the advantages and disadvantages of each…
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One of Georgia’s longest weather observers, Willis Swint of Jonesboro, was profiled in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article this weekend here. He recently received the Thomas Jefferson Award from the National Weather Service for over 50 years of daily weather measurements. We are grateful for the six decades of service that Mr. Swint has provided to…