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Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

CPC temperature outlook map

August 24, 2021

CPC Increases the Odds of La Niña Development and Issues Official Fall Forecast

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

Annual departure from normal precipitation map

July 15, 2021

Mid-Year Weather, Drought and La Nina Update

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

June-August temp forecast map

May 24, 2021

Climate Prediction Center Releases Summer Outlook

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

forecast low temperatures for September 9, 2020

September 2, 2020

Cold Air Event Expected Next Week, Frost Possible

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

corn ear showing tip back

August 13, 2020

Weather Impacts to Pollination and Kernel Fill in 2020

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist, Jenny Rees - Extension Educator

corn knocked down by high winds

July 16, 2020

Wind-Damage to Corn

By Jenny Rees - Extension Educator, Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

wheat damaged by freeze

April 24, 2020

Assessing Freeze Injury to Wheat

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist, Amanda Easterly - Research Assistant Professor, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator

Snow globe featuring an evergreen

December 11, 2019

Mid- to Late-December Forecast

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

US map showing October 2019 departure from normal temperatures.

November 6, 2019

Drier, Colder Weather Now, but Storms Likely in Late November

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

Nebraska map showing locations and dates of first hard freezes.

October 8, 2019

Forecast Offers Harvest Hope if Snows Stay North

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

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September 19, 2019

Solar Radiation Takes a Hit in Central Nebraska in August

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

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September 12, 2019

Freeze Risk Shifts from August Report

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

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September 10, 2019

Fall Freeze Risk as of early September (Table 1)

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

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August 8, 2019

Fall Freeze Risk, August 2019 (Table 1)

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

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August 7, 2019

Calculating the Odds of a Hard Freeze

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

Pollen on leaves and silks in spite of heat

July 19, 2019

How Extended High Heat Disrupts Corn Pollination

By Tom Hoegemeyer - Former Adjunct Professor of Practice, Jenny Rees - Extension Educator, Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist, Tyler Williams - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

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June 26, 2019

Forecast Shows Much Warmer Days Ahead in July

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

US map showing departure from normal precipitation from April 13 to June 11, 2019

June 12, 2019

Longer Term Forecasts for More Moisture in the Corn Belt

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

GFS forecast for early June

May 29, 2019

Warmer, Drier Conditions Forecast for June

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

Climate Prediction Center 30-day outlook for June 2019

May 16, 2019

Weather Outlooks for Planting Season and Summer

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist