WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Highest Extreme Minimums in the Desert Southwest
by ahosey01- 10 replies
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I have recently been doing more research on extreme lows down here in the desert southwest after having purchased a home in Wickenburg, Arizona and finding that it does - actually - get meaningfully colder in the winter than Phoenix. One question I am curious about - what city in the desert southwest (not Imperial Beach or Avalon in California, but in the desert) has the highest extreme minimums? I know this isn't 100% accurate since microclimates may influence these numbers one way or the other. But it looks like the weather station in Lake Havasu City shows an all-time minimum low of 25, which is barely lower than the all-time minimum in Miami, Florida: Lake…
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Driest Towns in Hawaii
by ahosey01- 9 replies
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I had asked a question in this board a couple days ago about the warmest deserts in the United States. Someone pointed out to me that the warmest deserts in the United States are probably some of the arid portions of Hawaii. Are there any towns in Hawaii (or portions of towns) in a desert climate? I had no idea any portions of Hawaii were arid, much less desert-y.
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Tropical southern Ontario
by Rickybobby- 1 follower
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So we finally have a consistent hot summer. Awesome weather for palm growing. Our minimum daily highs are ranging from 30c to 35 everyday for weeks now my 15g foxtail is growing like a weed which is great and everything else trucking along watering every 3 days minimum in the pots.
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Solar cycle suggesting colder winters ahead?
by RedRabbit- 5 replies
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Interesting article on the solar cycle: https://nypost.com/2020/05/14/the-sun-has-entered-a-lockdown-period-which-could-cause-freezing-weather-famine/amp/ Apparently the sun is going through a weak period. When this happened in the early 19th century global temperatures dropping by 2f.
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Always looking for suspected climates that may support Cocos nucifera at greatest latitude from the equator. We know the Newport Beach, California Coconut at 33/37 North was the certified specimen in the northern hemisphere until it’s demise. No update on the status of the La Quinta Coconut at 33/6 has been provided. The Corona California Coconut needs to be genetically tested to confirm that it is not an interesting hybrid at 33/87. Port Elizabeth, SA at 33/99 is said to have specimens of Cocos nucifera. Although no pictorial evidence has been presented, a review of its climate and understanding of unique warmth in the surrounding water makes it a real possibility. …
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Premlimnary 7.4 mag. Oaxaca Earthquake
by Silas_Sancona- 1 reply
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Just saw this posted to Twitter.. Potential Tsunami threat for the west coast of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras ( within 1000km of the quake's epicenter ) issued as well.. Hope our neighbors in that region of the world are safe..
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Ton of fires throughout Tijuana,MX
by GottmitAlex- 1 follower
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There are fires 2 miles to my east and another 2 miles to my south. (Among several others). We're at 100F due to the flames. Here's hoping they can put them out in time.
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Here are the statistics for when the next tropical cyclone will either strike your area, or affect your area. Each city will have its own post, these posts will include the average times between different strengths and the next time that area should be affected. I can only obtain data for large population centers or coastal towns/cities such as Miami, FL or Galveston, TX.
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A sad end to a great Blog
by Silas_Sancona- 6 replies
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Not sure if any of our fellow weather nerds had heard but looks like the extremely popular Cat. 6 Weather Blog over on Weather Underground has been ended by the corporate powers that be over there.. Pretty sad to read this earlier this afternoon.. That said, both Jeff Masters, who originally started the blog, known as "WunderBlog" back in the day, and his frequent co- pilot / contributor of blog articles, Bob Henson will be starting a new blog over called "Eye on the Storm" over on Yale Climate Connections site.. so no, their great articles won't come to an end. Bob also has his twitter account. Jeff masters apparently is on Twitter.. but looks like he doesn't use …
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Ready, Set, ...Scorch!
by Silas_Sancona- 21 replies
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After a breezy, but nice afternoon, as a dry front slips pass to the north, Get ready.. Looks like the heat is returning, with a vengeance here ..and across a good chunk of the Southwest/ CA over the next several days. Thus far, While many areas of Southern CA received record rain, we have avoided much in the way of early season excessive heat, experiencing a gradual, few days warmer / couple days cooler kind of pattern.. Tomorrow starts a significant pattern change. Large High pressure that has lurked off the west coast, ( off Southern CA in this case ), looks to make it's first big run at the coast over the next several days. While a mid spring bump up in temps is…
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A rainy day in Daytona Beach- video
by Bill H2DB- 0 replies
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There's several more days of rain expected . I've had about 5.6" here since last Friday , including one burst of 3.2" in a little over one hour . That caused some localized flooding here in Holly Hill . During that one , some water got into the garage , which unfortunately sits below the elevation of the house and driveway . You may need to right click the video , to make it run . Rainy day in Holly Hill... by Bill H, on Flickr
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The Apocalypse is here....
by Meangreen94z- 1 follower
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Some interesting clouds interrupted what was supposed to be 5 days of sun, they should be gone within a couple hours.
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Here just north of Pensacola, FL we experienced some pretty big floods yesterday. Up to 5+ inches of rain fell over my area in under 2 hours yesterday. I have some pics of the flooding in my front yard in which was passed on to the NWS Mobile, AL. Before i upload the pictures i have to download them on my computer so it will be a bit. The flooding may not look bad to you, but i live on the highest point in my neighborhood so this is usually not a big problem.
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Calling for a polar vortex for Eastern US come tomorrow.
by GottmitAlex- 4 replies
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/05/07/polar-vortex-east-extreme-heat-west/
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Summer down under 1 2 3 4
by cbmnz- 155 replies
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Some photos of the garden on what's been a near perfect early Summer's day. High of around 24C (75F), and not too humid. Been quite a bit of rain in the past two weeks so everything is growing like mad. Wintered over the banana trunk and one leaf with some polyester frostcloth, which allowed it to take off again since September. This trunk has been going since November 2016 so must flower soon. R. Sapida Oceana small grade only been in ground since September 30th currently pushing out its second new frond. https://youtu.be/_i4WfjVqPDA
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Why Do Some Beaches Have Clear Water While Others Don't?
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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Why do beaches (normally closer to and in the tropics) have clear water yet places like the South Carolina coastline don't? I know Sardinia, Italy has crystal clear water and it is pretty far up there.
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I took a trip down to Pensacola Beach yesterday ane picked up about 6 sabal seeds, i dont want an overload of sabals, but i need some tips on how to do this. I also bought another queen, almost all strap leaf, first frond with pinnate leaf is coming in. Ill have pics of both here in the next hour or so.
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Do this even make sense?
by Australovenator- 1 follower
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Russia Hardiness Zones map Weird thing is in Smolensk Oblast (near Moscow) - a small spot of Zone 9b! Is it actually this way or it is a weird error?
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On Easter Sunday a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION may be on the rise here across the southeast United States. A level 3/5 ENHANCED RISK is in place for the following cities: Alexandria, LA, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA, Jackson, MS, Biloxi, MS, Mobile, AL, Montgomery, AL, Dothan, AL, Pensacola, FL, Columbus, GA. A level 2/5 SLIGHT RISK is in place for the following cities: Houston, TX, Lufkin, TX, Shreveport, LA, Tupelo, MS, Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, Panama City, FL, Tallahassee, FL, Columbia, SC, Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC. BE SAFE AND HAVE A WAY TO RECIEVE WEATHER ALERTS!!!
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Florida is in a drought!
by JLM- 2 followers
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Almost all of the state of Florida is in a drought now. The drought is only getting worse as burn bans are put in place not long ago. My queens are doing fairly well but i have noticed a bit of yellowing lately on the tips. Likely from being so dry, i have tried to water it everyday but sometimes i cant. They are still trucking along though after a warmish winter for this area. How is your area doing? I do know that digging a hole is worthless here in the panhandle at this point. We need a good washout!
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Weather you ran from —Screaming
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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Howdy all my good friend on Ohio from my ancient high school days sent this to me today April 17 2020 show us weather you ran from or tolerate anyway ....
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Wet April in SoCal
by joe_OC- 9 replies
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Thanks to the storms in April, snow pack in CA has increased to make up for dry Winter. Reservoirs are also filling up nicely:
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Who in SoCal had hail last night?
by GottmitAlex- 1 follower
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About 1:00AM PST there was about 2 minutes of hail, say reports. Mostly coastal. Anyone?
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Florida in for a severe spring drought
by Jeffnparrishfl- 1 follower
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Anyone else noticed how dry and hot it’s been in Florida recently! I’m in sw/ central coastal Florida I don’t remember last time we got a beneficial rain or even a cloud in the sky for that matter. 10 day forecast not a chance of rain all sunshine with temps in upper 80. I know all the talk is about this terrible virus right now but have the feeling going to be a very tough wildfire season. Usually summer rains don’t arrive round my area till mid june being close to coast any storms form more inland.
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Here just northeast of Pensacola, FL, i am very impressed with how winter 2019-2020 turned out. Our lowest low was 23 degrees based on data from NAS Whiting Field. We did have several nights in the low to mid 30s with some nights dipping into the upper 20s, only one time did it ever drop below 25 degrees. The average minimum temp for the month of January was 45 degrees, and the average maximum temp for the month of January was 64 degrees. Correct me if im wrong but we had a 9a winter up here this year!
