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  • Severe drought returns to Alabama

    Pam Knox

    October 23, 2015

    This week’s Drought Monitor shows a small area of severe drought (D2) returning to the south coast of Alabama after continuing dry conditions there.  Moderate drought also expanded across the state last week.  Rainfall is expected to return to the area in the next seven days, which may help alleviate the dry conditions.

    Posted in: Drought, Uncategorized
  • Hurricane Patricia is the strongest ever measured in the Western Hemisphere

    Pam Knox

    October 23, 2015

    In the last day, Hurricane Patricia in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has reached an unprecedented pressure of 880 mb and sustained winds of 200 mph with gusts to 250 mph.  This is the strongest hurricane ever measured, although some past storms may have surpassed it but were not directly measured.  No doubt its rapid growth…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Tropical weather
  • Pattern shift may bring rain back to the Southeast

    Pam Knox

    October 22, 2015

    After a good couple of weeks of dry conditions, it appears that the large-scale pattern may be shifting back to one of more regular rainfalls.  High pressure has dominated the weather here recently, bringing sunny skies and dry conditions to mostly happy farmers.  The ones I’ve seen have been busy out in the fields harvesting…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Green beans for Thanksgiving down 60 percent due to Carolina floods

    Pam Knox

    October 22, 2015

    The Packer reported today that fresh green bean supplies from the Southeast are expected to be light this year due to the flooding in South Carolina.  Estimates are that the crop will be reduced by about 60% from normal amounts.  The green beans that are available are expected to be of high quality, though.  The link to…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • Plant hardiness zones for Georgia

    Pam Knox

    October 22, 2015

    Walter Reeves, the “Georgia Gardener”, has some information on plant hardiness zones and how to choose appropriate plants that Georgia gardeners may find useful as we go into the fall season and look forward to next spring.  You can find it at https://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/hardiness-zones-for-georgia/.  Happy planting!

    Posted in: Climate science, Sources of weather and climate data
  • NWS Southeast River Forecast Center winter climate video briefing available

    Pam Knox

    October 22, 2015

    The National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center has released their winter water resources outlook on video this week.  It is based on a live webinar they held and lasts about 20 minutes.  It discusses the effects of the strong El Niño and the outlook for winter and spring.  They also discuss the increased chance for river…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate outlooks
  • NOAA: September and 2015 to date the warmest in 136 years of record

    Pam Knox

    October 21, 2015

    NOAA’s latest global climate summary for September 2015 was released this morning.  According to the report, September 2015 was the warmest September in 136 years of record, and the January through September period was also the warmest on record for the globe.  Of the last nine months, seven were the warmest on record, January was…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate summaries
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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