by Doug Mayo | Jan 4, 2013
2012 was a fairly good weather year. For the year, the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) station at Marianna recorded the highest rainfall with almost 61″ and the lowest total was recorded at the station near Quincy, coming in just below 45″....
by Doug Mayo | Dec 7, 2012
November was a very dry month across all north Florida. Jay had the high rainfall at only 1.4 inches while Quincy and Live Oak received only 0.2 inches. Total rainfall from January through November was still highest at the Live Oak Station and lowest at Quincy....
by Doug Mayo | Nov 30, 2012
Dennis Hancock, UGA Forage Extension Specialist How Late is Too Late? I’ve been getting a lot of calls about late planting of winter annual forages. Because of how extremely dry we are, many question the logic of planting when there is not enough moisture for...
by Les Harrison | Nov 21, 2012
Showers began in April for Florida’s growers in the Big Bend region. With the exception of Tropical Storm Debbie, the showers were steady, and if not generous, they were ample. Early autumn saw the frequency of showers slowdown and the rain amounts dwindle. It...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 2, 2012
Marianna FAWN Summary October was the first month since March where high temperatures stayed below 90 degrees. Below average rainfall aided crop and hay harvest, but was not favorable for the planting of cool season crops. For the year, Jackson County is still...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 19, 2012
David Zierden, Florida State Climatologist El Niño fails to materialize in the Pacific Ocean Following two consecutive years of La Niña (colder than normal sea surface temperatures along the equator in the eastern and central Pacific), ocean temperatures began to warm...
