2023 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2024 Outlook

2023 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2024 Outlook

Rainfall That calendar has turned from 2023 to 2024, so it is time to summarize the weather year.  Early in 2023, there was optimism for a good growing season, but for much of the Panhandle it was not a good year because of the excessive heat and lower than average...
November Weather Summary & Winter Climate Outlook

November Weather Summary & Winter Climate Outlook

Rainfall November was yet another dry month for much of the Panhandle.  Tropical Storm Nicole and a few cold fronts brought some drought relief to Northwest Florida, but not enough to end the current drought. In the map above to the left you can see that only a small...
Winter 2021-22 Weather Summary and Spring 2022 Drought Outlook

Winter 2021-22 Weather Summary and Spring 2022 Drought Outlook

Rainfall La Niña certainly kicked in this fall and winter and effected rainfall, with high pressure pushing cold fronts well north of the Panhandle.  The map to the left shows the December 2021 through February 2022 estimated rainfall across Florida.  That maps looks...
La Niña is Here to Stay for a While

La Niña is Here to Stay for a While

    Pam Knox, Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist The latest La Niña advisory was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC). It shows that a strong La Nina signal is in place in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and...