Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 15, 2013 This is the final daily report of the 2013 bloom season. The next scheduled report will be posted on Monday, March 25, 2013. In the event of any significant occurrences prior to that date, this site...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 14, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Generally clear skies with only few high wispy clouds dominated the Sacramento Valley’s weather on Wednesday, providing another day of good support for the developing crop. Morning lows were reported in the...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 13, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Clear, bright skies covered the northern region at sunrise, Tuesday, promising another day of good support for the final days of the 2013 almond bloom. Morning lows were reported in the lower...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 12, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Clear skies reigned over the Sacramento Valley on Monday, providing good conditions for the bee’s efforts to pollinate the balance of the almond orchards. Morning low temperatures were widely reported in the...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 11, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Growers in the Sacramento Valley enjoyed generally clear and occasionally breezy weather over the weekend as the weather system that threatened the region last week exited to the south. Partly cloudy skies...

      Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 8, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Variably cloudy skies covered the Sacramento Valley on Thursday as the debris from a storm system passing off the coast spread across the region. Morning low temperatures dropped into...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 7, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Owing to its geographic location, the Sacramento Valley incurred the greatest impacts from Wednesday’s storm system, although the inclement weather largely failed to live up to its expectations. Morning low temperatures were...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 6, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Weather in the northern region took an abrupt turn on Tuesday as the storm system approaching the state began to exert its influence. Overcast skies in the northern areas of the Sacramento...

Blue Diamond Almond Bloom Report – March 5, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Weather conditions in the northern region provided for one more day of good opportunities for pollination before the arrival of a Pacific weather system forecast to pass over the state. Morning low temperatures were...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Bloom Report – March 1, 2013 Northern California – In contrast to the previous night, when minimum temperatures dropped into the upper 20’s, lowest readings on Thursday morning were widely reported in the mid 40’s. Temperatures warmed quickly as the morning progressed, reaching their highest...