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The State Climate Office of North Carolina put out a quick report on the snow they got yesterday. Is it a harbinger of things to come? You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=172&h=5666e5c1.
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It’s halfway through the month, so let’s take a look at the temperature and precipitation so far. The maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center show that for most areas of the Southeast, the temperatures are fairly close to normal. The areas that are most above normal are the southern peninsula of Florida and…
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It’s a weekend and pro football playoffs are on televisions across the Southeast (at least in my household). So naturally, thoughts may turn to beer. Well, NCEI has anticipated this with a blog post this week about the relationship between climate and beer. You can read it at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-and/climate-beer. One of the ways in which climate…
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The latest 7-day QPF shows that like last week, the wettest areas of the Southeast will be near or off the coast, both in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The driest areas will be in South and North Carolina, but all areas should receive some rain. Most of the rain will either…
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A lot of good weather-related videos have shown up in my Facebook feed this week. You might enjoy them too. Marshall Shepherd of UGA pointed out a humorous short video called “Blame it on El Niño–Do you know what it really is?” here. The New York Times posted a descriptive video about how hurricanes form here.…
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The Fruit Growers News had an interesting article today on the impacts of pruning on the cold hardiness of fruit trees such as peaches and apples. To me, the effects were surprisingly complex and depend on when and how much the trees are pruned. In addition, the reduction in cold hardiness can affect the tree…
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There have been a number of stories in the news lately linking bad weather or climate to decreases in crop yields. Here is a sampling of them. The Packer reported here that volumes of tomatoes from Florida has been significantly reduced due to a combination of rains in excess of 14 inches plus record high…