La Niña is expected to last through the winter and result in drier conditions for the Southeast!

The recent establishment of la Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean may result in drier conditions persisting through the winter months. La Niña can be thought of as the opposite of El Niño and usually bring a warmer and drier winter and spring seasons to Florida, central and lower Alabama and central and southern Georgia. La Niña events in 1999 and 2000 and in early 2006 were associated with an increase in forest fires across Florida and Georgia.

Check the recently released AgroClimate Outlooks:

 

Climate Outlook:

http://www.agroclimate.org/forecasts/current_climate_outlook.php

 

- Current conditions: Drought setting in for much of he Southeast

- Strong la Niña develops

- Fall outlook

- Hurricane season outlook

- Looking further ahead

 

Agricultural outlook:

http://www.agroclimate.org/forecasts/Agricultural_Outlook.php

 

Potential impacts on:

- Winter vegetables

- Row crops

- Pasture

- Temperate fruits

- Forestry

 

 

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Clyde W. Fraisse, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Climate Specialist

Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department

271 Frazier Rogers Hall - PO Box 110570

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL 32611-0570

 

Office: +1-352-392-1864 Ext. 271

Fax: +1-352-392-4092

Cell: +1-352-283-0015

e-mail:  cfraisse@ufl.edu

http://www.agroclimate.org/fraisse