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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at December temperatures so far and if that is enough to push 2024 into the record books as the warmest year ever, surpassing 2012.

A USDA meteorologist provides his choices as 2024’s top ten weather stories. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Tornadic outbreaks were recorded in several parts of the Southeast during a stretch of days after Christmas. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

What are some of the highlights on the menu of USDA’s latest edition of its Census of Aquaculture? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Citizens of an undersea community.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over a series of tornadoes in the Southern U.S. in the days following Christmas.

Ducks are supposed to waddle, but not your pet cat or dog. Gary Crawford reports on what some see as an epidemic of overweight pets. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Dr. Susan Nelson, Kansas State University veterinarian. Also, Victor Buono, actor and comedian.

The year-to-year transition will be reflected weather-wise by above normal temperatures in much of the country experiencing deep cold in the first days of 2025. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

If you made New Year's resolutions to lose weight, one expert says maybe you should have included your pets in that resolution. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dr. Susan Nelson, Kansas State University veterinarian.

That real Christmas tree can have many uses far after the holidays are over. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and retired Kansas State University forester, Charlie Barden.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the first days of January 2025 will feature a series of cold fronts bringing frigid air to many parts of the nation.