* 42 was the coolest temperature reported in Alabama this morning–at least the lowest I could fine. It was at Belle Mina located just north of the Tennessee River NE of Decatur. This is also the same station that recorded a statewide low of 8 above zero last winter.
* 65 was the warmest overnight low–on the beach at Gulf Shores (3340 skycam)
* 49 percent (47.8 to be exact) is how much of Alabama that is still under an Exceptional Drought. That is an improvment of less than 1/2 percent during the last week.
* 88 percent of the corn crop has been harvested in Alabama based on the last report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office, Montgomery, issued at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The yield was greatly reduced by the long severe drought and in some areas the crop was a total failure.
* 73 percent of the pasture and range land in Alabama remains in very poor or poor condition as of today.
* 72 percent of the soybean acreage was in very poor or poor condition. County agents report the crop was dismal in most areas. One grower in Jackson County, NE Alabama, reported a yield of only 7 bushes per acre on one of his best fields.
* 87 percent of Alabama reports very short or short top soil moisture. Conditions actually worsened some during the past week.
* 43.83 inches of rain has been recorded at Brewton. in Extreme South Alabama so far this year. This is the most from the 34 weather stations that the USDA uses in their weekly report. Their 2007 deficiency stands at “only” 7.63 inches.
* 25.46 inches is the shortfall for Anniston Airport so far this year.
* 23.46 inches is the Tuscakloosa deficiency.
* 846 feet BELOW sea level is the elevation of Jerico which is the lowest elevation for any continuously inhabited city in the world. Elevation plays a great part in climate.
* 32 below zero is the coldest official temperature ever for the state of Tennessee. It happened on December 30, 1917. The elevation of Mountain Çity is 2471 feet and it is located about as far in the NE corner of Tennessee as you can go.
* 9.47 inches is the average annual precipitation for Albuquerque. Ironically, they get 11 inches of snow per year. In a way, that sounds strange but, remember, it takes only a small amount of liquid precipitation to produce a snow cover.
