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In the last two winters when the eastern US was one of the coldest spots on the globe, everyone was talking about the “polar vortex” and how it had expanded to bring cold air to the region. This year, the polar vortex is almost as strong, but no one is talking about it because the weather…
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The Southeast has been experiencing well above normal temperatures this December so far. The ranking map from the Southeast Regional Climate Center shows that nearly all of the stations in the Southeast are ranked in the top ten warmest Decembers for the month to date. With warm weather expected to return after the current…
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The unusually warm fall has had quite a few agricultural impacts. The Packer noted today that Florida strawberry volumes have really been set back by the warmth (link). The season started early, but the heat is stressing the plants, which causes a reduction in the number of berries set. I’ve also had some calls from…
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The latest outlook maps from the Climate Prediction Center were released today. They are shown below. They continue to show patterns that are associated with a moderate to strong El Niño signal. The most likely place for cool and wet conditions is the Florida panhandle, with less certainty the farther north you go. However, unusually…
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NOAA released their latest global temperature summary this morning, and it shows that November, September through November, and year to date were all the warmest on record in 136 years of continuous record. Some of this is due to the strong El Niño which is warming large parts of the Pacific Ocean, but it also…
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AgFax printed a story from UGA scientist Lenny Wells on the impacts of microclimate on pecan production. You can read the article here. The impacts of the site on which the trees are planted is important in how likely the trees are to be affected by scab, which can seriously impair the trees’ ability to…
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For the first time in 38 years, there will be a full moon on Christmas. Even though a full moon occurs every 29.53 days, it has been a long time since the full moon and the date of December 25 lined up. You can read more about it at IFLT Science and at EarthSky using…