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Ueban Heat islands
by Ed in Houston- 1 follower
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Climate Central released a report on Wednesday, July 14, detailing how the group's scientists and researchers created an index to evaluate the intensity of urban heat islands and then applied it to 159 cities across the nation. In the top five, New Orleans, Newark, New York City, Houston, and San Francisco scored as having the most intense urban heat islands, ranging from 7 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit higher on average. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/how-these-5-cities-became-the-most-intense-urban-heat-islands/981815 Ed in Houston
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Texas Temps 1 2
by Ed in Houston- 2 followers
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Here are some temperatures around Texas at 05:30am and 06:00am Monday 2/15/2021. Data from the Weather Underground. South Padre Island at 28. I expect these temperatures to drop another degree or two by dawn or just after. 06:00 05:30 Ed in Houston
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Global warming my butt 1 2
by Rickybobby- 1 follower
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I live southern Ontario and with the global warming we only get more extremes last night we had a record November snowfall most in 70 years
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They mention on the news at noon that they except the weather to continue to be more hot and dry all the way to October. Seem every years we have always been hot and dry, thats what are summers are like. So glad we got all that rain last week when we did.
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August 1, 2021 and National Hurricane Center predicts no new tropical cyclone development for next five (5) days. Why is this important? Cape Verde Season for So Fl is August 15 to September 15. Cape Verde Season is the time that the nuclear warheads are launched from the arc of the Sahara towards So Fla (see Andrew). Time is short! Why no action in the Carribean? SAL (Saharan Air Layer) is blanketing the all important runway from West Africa through the Carribean to So Fl. How long will the SAL blanket remain to protect So Fl and the US from the Cat five (5) carnivores that attack and extract like wild hyenas? No one knows. The tropics can turn on a dime a…
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Monsoon Season 2021 : Optmism among the great unknown
by Silas_Sancona- 18 replies
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Tis' that time of year again when heat weary folk start gazing south and east for relief.. When subtle shifts of the wind can usher in one of the most admired times of year in the Desert Southwest and areas beyond. The ominous walls of dust, tropical downpours / flash floods, and incredible lightning displays ..and of course, those sizzling, summer sunsets.. Without it, the desert is dull and everything thirsty. With it, the heat scorched silence is broken and the desert comes to life. This is the Summer Monsoon, a fickle and hard to understand personality who rarely shares all their secrets. After two years of stunning disappointment, there is hope that 2021 wi…
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The current ocean temperature recorded at the Palm Beach Inlet is 78 degrees F. How does this January water temperature compare to other areas growing tropicals?
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Sprites and Jets.. The rarest mysterious lights in the sky.
by Silas_Sancona- 10 replies
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Considered adding this in w/a previous thread i'd made about optical phenomena one may see from time to time in the sky but decided this topic deserved it's own thread. When one watches a passing summer thunderstorm, most are awed ( or frightened ) by the sheer power of Lightning. A few of us, myself included, have likely witnessed something more mysterious during especially intense storms, especially when viewed from a distance. Many years ago, i'd read about a class of weather phenomena considered extra unusual and highly suspect... until proven true, by accident. Now, the study of what are referred to as Transient Luminous Events, or TLE's are something ev…
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Hurricane Nicholas
by DCA_Palm_Fan- 1 reply
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I know it formed right before landfall, and it only made it to Cat 1. What concerns me about this storm is the stall. Its going to stall probably tomorrow for at least a few days. The cone turns into a circle indicating a stall. This could be catastrophic. I guess we will find out, but after what we saw Harvey did, this is a definite concern.
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2020 Rainy Season starts May 22 @ 6 p.m.
by PalmatierMeg- 1 follower
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Rainy season in central Cape Coral, FL, commenced Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. with rumbling thunder and the Whoosh! of a gullywasher that dropped 2" of rain in less than an hour on our parched 0.61 acre of Paradise. That is the most rain I've seen in the past 6 months as we've been in an extended drought. We have 80% chance of rain this coming week.
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Hurrican IDA
by GottmitAlex- 14 replies
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Stay safe folks.
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Gulf Stream shutting down?
by ruskinPalms- 1 follower
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I’ve read a few articles here and there that talk about the Gulf Stream shutting down as the climate warms. Fresh water intrusion from melting glaciers in the north apparently decreases salinity and shuts off sinking water in the north that would otherwise flow back south in the deep ocean like a big conveyor belt. They say if this shuts off then Europe and parts of North America are heading for a deep freeze among other very disruptive weather pattern changes. What they never talk about is where does all that warm water go that doesn’t flow north anymore? What are the predicted weather changes at more southerly latitudes in the northern hemisphere? Would it affect the So…
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Mindy
by bubba- 4 replies
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Mindy was a strange bird. Winds not stronger than a strong thunderstorm. West to east is very weird for this time of year. Thank God for no Cape Verde’s this year!
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Time for a new thread now Summer is well and truly over. The next three months I have to be careful don't get caught out by a surprise frost, sometimes amount of wind/cloud cover defies even the professionals best efforts to forecast it. From 1 September it gets much easier, to get a significant frost that late needs perfect conditions which are easy to see coming. Count yourself lucky if you never get frost where you garden.
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Farmers Almanac
by JLM- 6 replies
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How many of you use the Farmers Almanac? They just released their winter forecast, and i hope it doesnt come true.
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Lowest summer diurnal variation
by Xenon- 1 reply
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This thread is to discuss potential Florida freezes during the heart of winter this January through February 2021. At the moment, it is looking like the polar vortex over the north pole will be broken up and possibly swing farther south as guidance and computer models are showing this possibility around Mid January. Not trying to incite doom- just a trend to watch right now as much can still change. These are meteorologists I follow on Twitter who are knowledgeable on the subject.
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Personal Weather Station - Experiences?
by JJPalmer- 2 followers
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Would love to know what stations everyone uses and their experiences with them. I currently have an Ambient Weather WS-2000 and am potentially looking to upgrade. My parents have also been looking at a PWS, albeit up north which comes with a different set of conditions. My wife vetoed the Davis VP2, but would appreciate any thoughts on the Tempest, WS-5000, or other stations on the market! In fairness, my WS-2000 has shown almost identical readings to a nearby Davis VP2, so no real need to upgrade. Just looking to see what’s out there!
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Farewell to the Solar Winter....
by sipalms- 1 reply
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Today marks the end of the Solar Winter for the Southern Hemisphere. (I.e. the 3 months making up the 6 weeks either side of the shortest day...) Farewell. I noticed this at Hagley Park last week. Looks like spring has already sprung. (mind the repost).
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Highest Zone / Lowest Cost
by ahosey01- 7 replies
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Having repeated flood control issues at the house, my wife and I are considering selling the place and moving somewhere else. Just a thought experiment at this time. Would like to stay in the West if possible. Curious anyone's thoughts on the highest climate zone / lowest cost you're going to find out here? IMO it seems like Yuma, AZ - Zone 10A with reasonably affordable homes. Anybody else have any thoughts? Adam
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Oregon Wildfires
by Chester B- 1 follower
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We already have a number of fires burning in the state well ahead of schedule. The ice storm we had destroyed and damaged many trees, and then dry hot spring made things worse by drying out damaged wood and killing trees. All around here people are trying to clear out the dead brush, but the tree companies have been working overtime since mid February. I had a fire a few miles from my house the other day in Oregon City, but fortunately they were able to put that one out even though it was on a steep hillside. The most infamous fire, but not the only large one currently burning is the Bootleg fire. Still growing and causing major issues. It has gotten so big it…
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Hot times in US
by bubba- 1 reply
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Temperature Humidity Dewpoint Feel Like Florida Sunrise/100F/53%/80/123F Okkeechobee/102F/43%/75/116F Winter Park/104F/47%/73/113F Louisiana Houma/100F/54%/81/123F Theriot/96F/54%/77/114F Dulac/95F/57%/75/115F Texas Alvin/97F/63%/83/126F Pasadena/97F/54%/73/109F Lampasa/102F/42%/75/113F California Palm Springs/107F/30%/66/127F Calexico/108F/28%/66/121F Needles/112F/21%/61/119F Arizona Tucson/103F/35%/70/115F Phoenix/108F/30%/65/117F Yuma/109F/25%/65/121F Not certain how the “Feel Like” is calculated but I know what a dew point over 80 feels like…
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California drought returns
by DoomsDave- 11 replies
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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)
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My average monthly Temps and Humidity
by Paradise Found- 2 replies
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I'm in a warm 8a, and I think these graphs are pretty close but some of the winter low's look more like the airport. Found this information at World Atlas. Post your own if you like. Showing Temps/humidity.
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