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Soil Moisture Recharge Needed

Published November 4, 2024

Despite all the rain that fell on the Northern Plains earlier this year, it was a very dry harvest season. As a result, the soil moisture profile is fairly parched. "It will surprise nobody that really the top say six-to-ten…
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Ritchison Named State Climatologist

Published June 15, 2024

Daryl Ritchison's 'interim' 'tag has been removed and he is officially North Dakota's state climatologist. Ritchison will also continue as the director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network. "It's just add-on responsibilities with data integrity within the state."
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Winter Wasn’t as Dry as Many Thought

Published March 21, 2024

El Nino is fading as expected. Whether it completes a transition into La Nina won't be known for certain until September. "Technically, whatever is happening in the Pacific Ocean is based off of three-month averages so what's happening on a…
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Warm Weather Ahead

Published May 8, 2023

Weather over the weekend brought moisture to the region with rain totals anywhere from just a trace in the southern Valley to over 2 inches in the James River area. North Dakota Agriculture Weather Network Director Daryl Ritchison says in…
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NDAWN Seeking Support to Expand in Minnesota

Published March 18, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture would like to expand the NDAWN network across Minnesota. There are 38 NDAWN weather stations in the state. "We've had a lot of support from researchers, farmers, and commodity groups wanting more local weather information,"…
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Severe Weather Bennefits

Published February 9, 2023

North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Director Daryl Ritchison spoke at the Countryside Insurance Agency Farmer Update Meeting in Reynolds, North Dakota. “I don’t know if we would even really be able to use land in this area for anything outside…
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Fall Rains Seem Unlikely

Published November 4, 2022

North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Director Daryl Ritchison says the Midwest has been creeping into drought since early summer. "Since June 2, the area has just gradually dried out after living on spring rains." Ritchison says the million-dollar question is…
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Moisture Benefit is Less Than Expected

Published April 18, 2022

NDAWN Director Daryl Ritchison says farmers and ranchers in western North Dakota may not have received as much moisture where they wanted in last week’s spring blizzard due to the windy conditions. "I have more than 50 weather cameras in…
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Ritchison Sees Dry Summer Ahead

Published February 18, 2022

Slightly warmer and slightly drier-than-average; that's the spring and summer outlook from North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Director Daryl Ritchison. "I think it'll be a situation where we start out pretty good because of last fall's rain, but then things…
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