WEATHER / CLIMATE

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   Brownsville to Orlando?

   June 23, 2012 by Ken Johnson

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   This storm does not make anyone fell safe yet from Key West to Brownsville! http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201296_model.html

   

   Last reply by Rusty on Pine Is., June 24, 2012

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   Brrr it got cold in Houston(Katy)

   February 4, 2018 by TracyB

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   Hey Ya’ll I am new here and I am looking for a current status that I could talk about my Queen palms. June 2017 I had five 15’ Queen Palms planted around my pool. (I had 4 there earlier but lost them all to a freeze) In December we knew snow and a freeze was coming so my tree guy wrapped all four of them in burlap...4 layers thick up to the fronds. Well..it froze and it snowed. Then in January it froze again. The fronds are brown and several are sagging because they have broken. I called my tree guy who planted them and he said “We are not going to trim yet. Although they look ugly we need to wait.” Do you think he is correct? I know I’m not jumping in my pool…

   

   Last reply by TracyB, April 23, 2018

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   Brrrrrrr.... 1 2

   December 29, 2018 by Gonzer

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   35.1 F

   

   Last reply by Silas_Sancona, January 7, 2019

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   Building a radiation shield

   January 9, 2008 by ruskinPalms

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   The thermometer in my weather station is messed up so I ordered a new one. I needed a radiation shield for it. I am going to post a few pictures and a little descripion of how I made it.

   

   Last reply by MattyB, January 9, 2008
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   CA 1/5/2019 Storm Rain Totals

   January 6, 2019 by joe_OC

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   I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of rain we got. Totals for Huntington Beach ranged from .61” to 1.0” of rain. What were your totals?

   

   Last reply by joe_OC, February 6, 2019
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   CA drought fines for water use

   June 1, 2015 by DALION

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   I got my water bill this weekend and the attached is the fines for excess watering in my city. Notice the fines are for usage regardless to how many people live in the house. Our water district has been told to cut 36% or face $10K a day fines.

   

   Last reply by DALION, June 20, 2015
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   Ca freeze 1 2 3

   February 17, 2018 by enigma99

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   Weird weather this winter. This a placeholder for Monday and Tuesday nights in California as a low drops down with really cold air. Today is in the 70s, by tomorrow the temps will be dropping sharply. Average date for last possible frost for my area is Jan 31st, so this is certainly freaky weather. I think it could possibly have some implications on agriculture as well since it is unusual. Currently my winter low so far was a night of 32F. Forecasts say 28 and 29! Oh well. One bonus getting hit so late is it should help with recovery once it warms up again. I didn’t want to have to clean up the bananas after a freeze since they are still up. Other than that, I …

   

   Last reply by CB Lisa, March 4, 2018

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   CA freeze or is it just me?

   December 14, 2007 by Palmy

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   Last night I got down to 27.6F. Hard freeze. Much of the ground was frozen till noon in the shade. Warmed up quickly when the sun came up. Scared me. Good thing all my cold tender palms were inside the greenhouse. Temp right now is 34F. Falling fast.

   

   Last reply by BS Man about Palms, December 16, 2007
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    CA Freeze? 1 2 3 4 6

    December 24, 2014 by enigma99

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    Saw this pop up today on the 120 hour jetstream. Not looking good if this holds true. Coming down fast over land from the upper arctic

    

    Last reply by Jim in Los Altos, January 6, 2015

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    Cairns in trouble

    January 12, 2009 by Walter John

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    One of the tropical star towns of Australia, and the world for that matter, Cairns, is copping a caning of late. Huge rainfalls combined with high tides have caused flooding and that is following on from another scary outbreak of Dengue fever. Perhaps the NQers might like to comment, you there Mikey, Michael and Bill, what's happening ?

    

    Last reply by Walter John, January 12, 2009
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    Cal Freeze this week or next?

    December 9, 2008 by Dan OKeeffe

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    Anyone think this will happen? http://www.owsweather.com/ows.html http://www.owsweather.com/pr120808a.html If you I will do battle with the cold!

    

    Last reply by John Case, December 11, 2008
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    Cali warmup

    January 7, 2014 by enigma99

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    Here comes the warmth starting this weekend. Palms should be happy.. As I said, Jan 14th is a magic date for us in NorCal and it's right on target for this year.

    

    Last reply by enigma99, January 16, 2014
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    California / Arizona / Southwest Winter 2024 -25 ..and maybe a faint glimmer of hope for later on??: It's all up in the air..

    October 10, 2024 by Silas_Sancona

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    Was going to hold off for another week for some additional data to come in before posting this years thread but decided that i'll add that in later.. Regardless, time for some thoughts on what the winter ahead for CA and the rest of the Southwestern U.S. might hold this year.. Could it be another wet one? chilly ..or chillier? ..or could the current " dry n' warm " theme playing out thus far this fall hold on thru the shortest months of the year? ..And what about that glimmer i mentioned.. Whatz that about??.. ..As the end of the title says ..It is all, up in the air.. While there are some decent indications the current heatwave we've b…

    

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    California calling for drought State of Emergency 1 2

    December 23, 2013 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    Scary facts about the looming drought: below normal rainfall to persist into March 2014 2013 driest year for Central and Northern California by a long shot since recorded weather history State of emergency for California being requested veggie prices will go through the roof fruit prices will go through the roof Abnormally high rainfall in Southeastern California (Riverside hills are green in December?) See references below California 2014 drought could send waves through US commodity markets http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppliers2/California-2014-drought-could-send-waves-through-US-commodity-markets Lawmakers including U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Congressm…

    

    Last reply by WestCoastGal, February 16, 2014

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    California doubt buster coming?

    May 12, 2015 by LJG

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    Well, they are predicting an El Niño but seem much more confident on this one. I'll believe it when I see it, but we might have our drought worries taken care of. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32704506

    

    Last reply by John Case, May 15, 2015

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    California drought returns

    April 14, 2021 by DoomsDave

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    According to the map via the link, LA and Ventura counties are in in a "Severe Drought" while OC is "only" "Moderate" at this point. State Drought Monitor | United States Drought Monitor (unl.edu)

    

    Last reply by Silas_Sancona, July 15, 2021

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    California Fires 2016

    August 21, 2016 by WestCoastGal

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    I took a look at the wunderground map with the Fire button activated and was surprised to see all the fires ongoing in the State of California right now. We have been occasionally impacted by the Soberanes Fire's smoke here for a few days at a time (Big Sur State Park) since it started but fortunately have been spared much of the dense smoke. Heard that San Francisco could even smelled the smoke the other day. Looking at the latest CalFire/USFS maps I have to wonder if the whole park is going to burn. Found this blog a few weeks ago, bigsurkate, published by Kate Woods Novos with nice updates of general info, fire maps, personal stories and photos if you're interested: ht…

    

    Last reply by WestCoastGal, August 21, 2016

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    California freeze data

    January 15, 2007 by STEVE IN SO CAL

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    Comments and info are spread all over the place here on this board. I'm proposing a specific thread that we can share data re location , elevation, duration, lows/highs, wind/no wind, as well as effects, good or bad. We need to learn from our losses..share what worked and what didn't. Also visit freinds garden who aren't PalmTalkers, and gather info. Kinda like CRDB, but Calif specific. Lets share ideas on this thread, and maybe post the DATA thread as a sticky once we figure out format..thoughts? PS..sorry I let you guys down with no 'Countdown to disaster...Trilogy' last night...I just didn't want to play anymore

    

    Last reply by STEVE IN SO CAL, January 16, 2007
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    California Freeze Watch 2014

    February 3, 2014 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    Oh no, here we go again, I was crossing my fingers I would not be posting this, because as of yesterday, most of the various models runs all showed the cold airmass to move East and bypass California. The outliers showing the arctic airmass heading into California were discarded. However, several of the other models have now switched to this more disastrous solution. There is a potential for a hard freeze Friday into Saturday night in California. It may not come to pass given the high uncertainty in the models, but better be prepared. See the NWS discussion re-posted below. Either way, the rest of the week features some definite frosts every Morning until Saturday, an…

    

    Last reply by enigma99, February 5, 2014
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    California heat

    March 26, 2015 by enigma99

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    Tired of the 90s already. Was planting some palms outside and couldn't handle the heat, will try again tonight. Palms are liking it though.. Bad news is, we're in a serious drought. Looks like we won't have rain until Winter

    

    Last reply by enigma99, April 2, 2015
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    California Heat Wave

    September 4, 2009 by osideterry

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    While my family in Kansas City is complaining about how Summer never came, we are having a late surge of serious heat with humidity. Check out these (Oceanside Airport) numbers for the past 2 weeks: Aug 22 83F Aug 23 82F Aug 24 83F Aug 25 91F Aug 26 96F Aug 27 100F Aug 28 95F Aug 29 96F Aug 30 96F Aug 31 88F Sept 1 86F Sept 2 95F Sept 3 96F Sept 4 86F (unofficial) Keep in mind I live 4 miles and 4 degrees hotter inland. Did I mention the humidity? And the lack of air conditioning?

    

    Last reply by KMartin, September 7, 2009
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    California heat wave breaking

    September 9, 2022 by DoomsDave

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    California seeks energy conservation for 10th day in heat wave (msn.com) This has been a baddie. Other heat waves have been hotter, but a lot shorter. In Sept. 2020 I had about 112 F on Labor Day weekend (and a lot of people bought palms anyway!) but it was only a couple-three days. This time it's been hot since Sept. 1 with no letup yet. Supposedly that 'cane from Mexico will cool things down, but we'll see. Any one have any heat wave stories?

    

    Last reply by Phoenikakias, September 10, 2022

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    California Highs

    January 28, 2009 by John Case

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    This question is for the real meteorologists on the board (and of course those who want to take on the other obvious meaning of the title)...... Why do these large high pressure systems sit over the state for such extended periods? What is the mechanism for their creation/destruction? Are they occurring more or less frequently? Anytthing else that is informative or helpful in understanding? and yes, I understand the hot air that is emitted from Sacramento, gentlemen, no need to enhanve that part of my understanding..... Thanks!

    

    Last reply by _Keith, February 2, 2009
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    California Lo Temps? December 7 - 8, 2009 . . . .

    December 8, 2009 by DoomsDave

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    Last night we got down to 34.5 F in Shangri La Habra, there was even a little brrrreeeszzze . . . this morning, with frost on the car and house roofs. No plants damaged. How about the rest of you?

    

    Last reply by epicure3, December 16, 2009
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    California November Weather Thread 1 2

    November 1, 2009 by osideterry

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    November is a month where our all time record highs are well into the 90s and our lows have seen 29F (Oceanside Airport). We have more sunshine days in November than any other month of the year. At 11:45am my sensor is reading 88.2F, and it was 47F at 7 this morning. It's too hot to do yard work, and so dry you keep dehydrating which can lead to a nasty headache. Loving the heat though, and living with the lows.

    

    Last reply by John Case, December 1, 2009