Pennsylvania climatologist calls for wet planting season

Given that we are in the midst of the spring season, as we sometimes call a “transition” season in meteorology, the major factors that dictate the sensible weather in the state is the jet stream location, which dictates storm tracks as well as placements of troughs and ridges. [...]the agricultural...

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Published inWestern Farm Press
Main Author Torres, Chris
Format Magazine Article Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clarksdale Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. and their subsidiaries 08.05.2019
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Jet streams (meteorology)
La Nina
Meteorology
Ocean currents
Rain
Seasons
Spring (season)
Summer
Territory
Weather
Weather forecasting
New York
Pacific Ocean
United States > US
Maryland
Pennsylvania
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Summary:Given that we are in the midst of the spring season, as we sometimes call a “transition” season in meteorology, the major factors that dictate the sensible weather in the state is the jet stream location, which dictates storm tracks as well as placements of troughs and ridges. [...]the agricultural community should prepare for relatively frequent bouts of rain with winds from the south/southwest much of the time the next couple of weeks. Right now, ENSO is in "neutral" territory, meaning that the lack of presence of an El Niño — warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures — or La Niña — cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures.
ISSN:1525-1217