Jerry Stenger

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  Published on: 10/23/2009    Last Visited: 10/23/2009  

  Jerry Stenger, the research coordinator for the University of Virginia's Climatology Office, said the leaves primarily are driven to change color by the shorter days and a lower angle of the sun.
  
  The green chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down to reveal some of autumn's brilliant hues.
  
  Stenger said the type of tree can determine the leaf color, but that's not a steadfast rule.
  
  "Sometimes we can try to predict leaf colors will be, but usually nature has a way of putting in one last twist," Stenger said.

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  Published on: 9/18/2009    Last Visited: 9/23/2009  

  "There is some science behind it, but as we say, Mother Nature bats last," said Jerry Stenger, director of the climatology office at the University of Virginia. "There are so many different combinations of things that can happen."
  
  Moisture, temperature, species and location impact the brilliance of color displayed in the fall, Stenger said.
  
  "Usually the best color displays occur when we have ample moisture available to the trees and as autumn progresses, we have a series of warm, sunny days with cool, but not freezing nights," he said.
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  The western Piedmont region and central and northern Shenandoah Valley areas tend to see a peak between Oct. 15 and Oct. 25, Stenger said.

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  Published on: 6/6/2008    Last Visited: 6/7/2008  

  The watch is expected to remain in effect at least until Monday afternoon, as temperatures hover in the mid-90 degree range, said Jerry Stenger, research coordinator for the State Climatology Office at the University of Virginia.Extreme humidity will probably drive the heat index as high as 110 degrees during that period, he said. "In the next few days, conditions could equal or perhaps exceed some of the daily high temperature records in the area," he said. While these hot, muggy weather conditions would be expected in July or August, they are unusual this early in the year, Stenger said, which might increase the risk of heat-related illnesses: The abrupt heat wave might catch some people's bodies off guard, because people typically acclimate to increasingly intense summer heat as the season progresses, he said. "Coming on the heels of the nice weather we've had in recent weeks, this certainly comes as a shock to the system," he said.

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  Published on: 9/27/2007    Last Visited: 9/29/2007  

  "Jerry Stenger is overseeing the university's climatology office," said Carol Wood, UVa's assistant vice president for public affairs.
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  Stenger, a 25-year veteran of the office, said he is happy doing the work and continuing as a research scientist.
  
  "My understanding is that, traditionally, at least part of the budget is a directly earmarked piece of [state budget] money for the office and the rest of it has been made up by the dean" of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, he said.
  
  "It's been made clear to me that there's a lot of support for keeping the office as an integral part of the Department [of Environmental Sciences]," he said.
  
  "My goal is to carry on the office and its many objectives, and even manage to enhance it," Stenger said.
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  "Jerry, in my impression, is the guy who made that office work," Galloway said.
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  Stenger, 52, is conducting research into air quality in the Shenandoah Valley and is proposing that the office join a multi-state study of drought and other water-related issues in the Mid-Atlantic.

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  Published on: 1/17/2008    Last Visited: 1/17/2008  

  Jerry Stenger, the research coordinator for the Virginia State Climatology Office, said the storm will run the gamut of winter precipitation before it stops tonight.
  
  "You could reasonably expect an inch or two, and it could be up to 3 to 4 inches before it changes to some form of ice,'' Stenger said.
  
  Stenger said there could be a quarter-inch to a half-inch of ice, which would make driving today difficult.

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  Published on: 10/22/2004    Last Visited: 10/22/2004  

  The previous record was four in 1893, said Jerry Stenger, the Climatology Office's research coordinator.
  
  And the storms helped spawn 43 tornadoes this year in Virginia - 11 more than in 2003, when the last record was set, Stenger said.Of the 43, 10 were in Hampton Roads, and all were weak, he said.

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  Published on: 10/25/2007    Last Visited: 10/30/2007  

  "If we get ample precipitation during the late fall, winter and early spring we could start off the growing season in good shape and without critical concerns about the water supply,'' said Jerry Stenger, research coordinator for the climatology office.

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  Published on: 8/4/2007    Last Visited: 8/4/2007  

  "I don't see any good chances of widespread precipitation for the next week or two,'' said Jerry Stenger, the research coordinator for the Virginia State Climatology Office in Charlottesville.
  
  A quiet tropical storm season has contributed to the dry summer, he said.Late rains last year offer hope that the water supply will be bolstered as summer wears on, Stenger said.

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  Published on: 6/18/2009    Last Visited: 6/18/2009  

  "It's not that unusual to see fronts stall out like this," said Jerry Stenger, the research coordinator for UVa's Climatology Office. He said those situations help direct unstable weather over the area. Why all of this is happening is harder to explain, as Stenger said the factors are "poorly understood" at best.
  
  "It's just worked out that we've been the recipients," he said. June is on track to exceed normal rainfall amounts as well. As of Wednesday, 4 inches had fallen this month, compared with an average of 2.53 inches. Stenger expects that if the trend continues, Charlottesville would see 7 inches this month. "We have seen so far for June, out of the 17 days, we've had measurable precipitation on 12 of them," Stenger said. That figure is about double of what he expected. Coinciding with the rain, temperatures have been slightly cooler. And as a direct result, groundwater levels are climbing, mosquito problems are rising and a damper is being put on outdoor recreational leagues.
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  Stenger said that groundwater levels have been slowly rising to higher amounts from below normal levels. "We've had some dry conditions overall for quite some time," he said. Rain amounts still are behind for the year - usually the area has seen an average of 21.8 inches by this point, but this year the figure stands at 19.7 inches, or about 91 percent of normal levels. The recent downpours will help with water supplies, Stenger said. The latest front should have moved out of town by today.
  
  "We'll see a shift to a situation where we have less continuous rain, higher daily temperatures, getting up well into the 80s and low 90s [that] would be more typical of late June," Stenger said.

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  Published on: 6/30/1999    Last Visited: 3/27/2008  

  Because of the evaporation rate, Virginia's rainfall deficit actually increased last week, said researcher Jerry Stenger of the State Climatology Office.The state is averaging 4 inches below normal precipitation for this time of year, the 16th-driest first six months of the year this century.Stenger said taking last year's drought into consideration, it's been drier only once before - during the Great Drought of 1930-31.The 12-month period, from July 1, 1998 through June of this year, is the second driest this century, Stenger said.

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