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The latest monthly outlook, released today, shows that January is expected to be wetter than normal for the next few weeks. The long-range models indicate that a string of storms is expected to move across the region this week and next week, bringing shots of moisture to the area. The temperature is expected to oscillate…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released last week, shows that drought improved along the spine of the Southern Appalachians with the rain we got. However, abnormally dry conditions (D0) expanded in central Georgia and Alabama, which were largely missed by the last rain. In Puerto Rico there was no change in drought but abnormally dry conditions…
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I will be shutting down the blog for about a week to spend time with family and friends over the holidays. I thank you all for your continued support of this blog and I look forward to coming back near the end of 2023 to take a preliminary look at the climate statistics for 2023…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that we should see dry conditions for the next couple of days while many people are traveling for Christmas, then wet weather for Christmas Day and the following two days before dry conditions return to the region later next week, moving in from west to east. Most areas…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows widespread improvements in drought in eastern North and South Carolina and Virginia due to the East Coast storm last week. Conditions in parts of Alabama and Georgia, which were largely missed by the storm, got worse in the latest map. There were no changes in Puerto Rico this…
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The American Climate Corps is a new government initiative to train workers to implement projects related to responding to climate change. I post it here because one of the initiatives is to work on projects that enhance agricultural systems to protect natural resources and conserve water during droughts. If this is something you would be…
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The December solstice marks the sun’s southernmost point in the sky, for the entire globe, for this entire year. On this solstice, the sun will be overhead at noon as viewed from the Tropic of Capricorn. In 2023, the December solstice falls at 3:27 UTC on December 22 (9:27 p.m. CST on December 21). For us in the Northern…