July 2020 Weather Summary and August Outlook

July 2020 Weather Summary and August Outlook

– Rainfall July rainfall was certainly not even across the Panhandle, but it did bring drought relief to the western counties.  In the map on the left side is the estimated rainfall received in July 2020.  The map on the right is the departure from normal.  The...
Friday Feature:  Derecho Brings Disaster to Iowa Farms

Friday Feature: Derecho Brings Disaster to Iowa Farms

This week’s featured video is a sad story produced by the Weather Channel as a follow up to Monday’s derecho that wreaked havoc through the Midwest. This story is something Panhandle farmers can certainly relate to following hurricanes, but this storm...
June 2020 Weather Summary and July Outlook

June 2020 Weather Summary and July Outlook

June was a pretty good weather month for much of the Panhandle.  Rainfall was not at all uniform, but was sufficient to remove most of Florida from the drought monitor at month’s end.  Temperatures rose through the month, but were not extreme, compared to other...
May 2020 Weather Summary and June Outlook

May 2020 Weather Summary and June Outlook

Rainfall May was a more typical month than others have been lately, but that was not a good thing.  It was not as hot as typical, but it was certainly dry. In the map to the left above, you can see that other than Calhoun, Gulf, and Liberty Counties, most of the...
April 2020 Weather Summary and May Outlook

April 2020 Weather Summary and May Outlook

– Rainfall April 2020 was a fairly normal weather month in Florida for a change.  In the two maps above, you can see the estimated rainfall and the departure from historic average rainfall in Florida for April 2020.  In the map to the left, the areas in green...