{"id":1637,"date":"2015-01-02T18:07:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T23:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2015-01-02T18:07:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T23:07:19","slug":"drought-mostly-gone-january-leans-warmer-and-wetter-than-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2015\/01\/drought-mostly-gone-january-leans-warmer-and-wetter-than-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought mostly gone; January leans warmer and wetter than normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Drought Monitor report came out on Thursday and shows that most drought in the Southeast is gone due to recent rains. \u00a0Only a small area around Mobile Bay in AL is still showing moderate drought. \u00a0You can see the latest Drought Monitor at\u00a0<a title=\"US Drought Monitor southeast\" href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/Home\/RegionalDroughtMonitor.aspx?southeast\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/Home\/RegionalDroughtMonitor.aspx?southeast<\/a>. \u00a0This often happens over the winter, when evaporation is low due to cold temperatures and most plants are dormant.<\/p>\n<p>The new January outlook shows that overall for the Southeast, temperatures have a slightly increased chance of above normal conditions, while precipitation has an increased chance of above normal amounts in the western part of our region. \u00a0You can see the details in the maps below or visit <a title=\"Climate Prediction Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.noaa.gov\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cpc.noaa.gov<\/a> for more information and maps at other time periods. \u00a0The second week of the month should be cold and mostly dry, but warmer conditions will return after that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/dm-20141230_southeast_none.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/dm-20141230_southeast_none-300x300.png\" alt=\"dm 20141230_southeast_none\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/dm-20141230_southeast_none-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/dm-20141230_southeast_none-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/dm-20141230_southeast_none-138x138.png 138w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/dm-20141230_southeast_none.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_temp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1639\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_temp-300x279.gif\" alt=\"jan off15_temp\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_temp-300x279.gif 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_temp-149x138.gif 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_prcp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1640\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_prcp-300x279.gif\" alt=\"jan off15_prcp\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_prcp-300x279.gif 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/01\/jan-off15_prcp-149x138.gif 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Drought Monitor report came out on Thursday and shows that most drought in the Southeast is gone due to recent rains. \u00a0Only a small area around Mobile Bay in AL is still showing moderate drought. \u00a0You can see the latest Drought Monitor at\u00a0https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/Home\/RegionalDroughtMonitor.aspx?southeast. \u00a0This often happens over the winter, when evaporation is low 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