Drew Lerner, Author at World Weather

Canada’s Prairies Facing Tough Start To Harvest Season

Kansas City, September 2 (World Weather Inc.) – Harvesting is already behind normal for a large section of the Canadian Prairies due to periods of wet and cool weather earlier in the growing season. Overall, production potentials are generally good, though there is a growing need for drier and warmer weather to support better harvest prospects. A wet weather pattern is slated for the Prairies through at least the first part of next week as a series of disturbances race across the Prairies and U.S. Plains. Additional rain and storms will likely continue to slow or delay maturation and harvesting. Quality declines and wet weather diseases will also be a growing concern, especially for northwestern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba where some of the most significant rain is expected.

Historic Philippines Rain Damages Agriculture, Infrastructure

Kansas City, September 2 (World Weather, Inc.) – Portions of western Luzon Island received 8 to more than 9 feet of rain during August and saw horrific flooding resulting in loss of life, damage to infrastructure, and widespread, serious damage to rice, vegetables, and other crops. While the rain was not an all-time monthly record (it was 2.46 inches shy of the record) the tremendous rain was not the result of landfalling tropical cyclones, which are normally the culprit of extreme rain events. August’s rain resulted from a persistent and strong monsoonal flow and a series of tropical cyclones that came near the island and enhanced rain.

U.S. South Plains To See One More Week Of Extreme Heat (Includes 30-Day Outlook)

Kansas City, September 2 (World Weather Inc.) – Meteorologic autumn has begun with the start of September, but it is still very much summer like in the south-central United States where persistent heat will remain for at least another seven days. Many folks in the southern Plains are making comparisons to 2011 because of the high number of 100+ degree Fahrenheit days that have occurred this summer. Cooling in the higher latitudes will begin to pressure the dominating ridge of high pressure in the middle of North America next week and it will just be a short period after that before temperatures start to finally cool down temporarily. Additional warm weather is probable this month across the southern states, but it should not be as oppressively hot as that recently. That statement is valid for the Delta as well as the southern half of the Great Plains.

Mainland Southeast Asia Crop Prospects Remain Favorable

Kansas City, September 2 (World Weather Inc.) – Several locations in mainland Southeast Asia were a little drier than usual for the month of August. However, timely precipitation earlier in the summer combined with adequate amounts of moisture supported a good environment for the grains, oilseeds, tree crops, and other crops produced this time of year. Only a few pockets in Thailand and Myanmar are too dry and would benefit from increased rainfall. Waves of monsoonal rain are slated for the region through at least the middle of next week. Rainfall will be enough to bolster or keep soil moisture at adequate to excessive levels. Aggressive crop development will continue.