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The latest climate summary for Florida is now available from David Zierden, the State Climatologist. You can see it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-january-2016.
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The US Department of Agriculture has just released a new report on the impacts of drought on forests and rangelands. It includes descriptions of the types of drought, impacts on water supplies and vegetation, and includes information on how to deal with the impacts effectively. You can find it at https://www.fs.fed.us/sites/default/files/DROUGHT_book-web-1-11-16.pdf.
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February 2 is the day when we traditionally celebrate Groundhog Day, when groundhogs everywhere (or at least where there are active tourist bureaus) come out to determine whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter. It amazes me that people trust the wisdom of a glorified rat more than real climatologists when…
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The Packer had a story last week on the impacts of the East Coast snowstorm on mushroom growers in Pennsylvania. The heavy snow collapsed roofs of growing facilities, closed roads to trucks and prevented workers from getting to the farms. This is likely to result in a temporary shortage of fresh mushrooms in the East.…
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From the National Weather Service: This week, February 1st through 5th, is Severe Weather Preparedness Week for Georgia. We will highlight family preparedness, thunderstorm, lightning, and tornado safety, as well as flood preparedness. There will be a tornado warning drill on Wednesday, February 3 at approximately 9:00am for all 159 counties. This annual drill gives…
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The climate summary for North Carolina for January 2016 is now available at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=176&h=5666e5c1. It also looks ahead to the weather patterns we are likely to see in February.
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Even though the final totals for January 2016 are not yet in, it’s clear that January is likely to rank in the top ten wettest for Florida since records began in 1895. The ranking map below from the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s Perspectives tool shows the number of stations in the state that are ranked…