Earlier in the week, some parts of Sargent County in southeastern North Dakota recorded over two inches of rain. Before that rain event that area of North Dakota was one of the drier regions of the state, but with that recent rain has moved into the wet category like so many other regions. To put… Read more Too Much Too Late
Month: October 2016
October 25, 2016 Rain Totals
There was rain yesterday and more rain is expected on Friday, in fact, there may be a touch of rain in the area tonight into Thursday morning. The next system is expected to track a bit farther north than the rain did yesterday, meaning that although most locations will record some rain yet this week… Read more October 25, 2016 Rain Totals
Winter 2016-2017
NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their latest outlook for the upcoming winter and have most the upper Midwest is a slightly higher probability of a cooler than normal winter. In any season, you have three probabilities. Those are either above normal, normal, or below normal, meaning your starting point is a 33… Read more Winter 2016-2017
South American Rain
In the previous blog I mentioned how La Nina conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean tend to make the corn and soybean growing areas in Brazil and Argentina cooler and wetter than normal. That area had a tough harvest with wet conditions forcing either lower yields or in some regions not even allowing for the… Read more South American Rain
South American Planting Season
As North America continues to finish up harvest 2016, in South America plant 2016 is about to begin. The Brazilian ministry of Agriculture recently released their first estimate of the upcoming growing season and estimated an increase over the 2015-2016 growing season of 0.6 to 2.7%. That is not a total surprise as the weather… Read more South American Planting Season
Harvest Weather
Although this month may not have been as perfect as the past two years for harvesting, it certainly has still been better than many. The main problem this year was the rain even on October 4 and 5 that brought 1”+ rains to parts of the southern Red River Valley and west central Minnesota as… Read more Harvest Weather
October 1-15, 2016
The first one half of October is behind us and the weather stats for that period were not all that bad for harvesting in North Dakota. Yes, there were exceptions, but exceptions, especially in locations in the southern Red River Valley around Wahpeton and also a portion of northwestern North Dakota where excessive rain on… Read more October 1-15, 2016
Winter Forecasts
As is typical of this time of year, there are often many predictions for the upcoming winter. It also seems that more times than not the predictions are that this winter will be the harshest in years, or the Farmer’s Almanac said this or that. In this short segment I don’t have time to go… Read more Winter Forecasts
First Snow
Many locations have recorded the first flakes of the season and yes, a few unlucky folks have even seen a brief dusting of snow. Although we probably don’t like to admit it, none of these first snow events of the season are not unusual in the slightest. As many of us will remember the northern… Read more First Snow
Back to Cold with some Flakes
Yesterday some areas recorded some light rain that transitioned into some snowflakes, but amounts were quite low in just about all of the region. That moisture was associated with the cold front passage Monday and a weak area of low pressure. The rest of the week is currently looking dry with our next threat of… Read more Back to Cold with some Flakes