WEATHER / CLIMATE

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   Nestor

   October 18, 2019 by bubba

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   October and it is a Sidewinder (West to East).

   

   Last reply by bubba, October 22, 2019

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   Tornado hit Dallas

   October 21, 2019 by GottmitAlex

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   Prayers go out. https://www.foxnews.com/us/tornado-dallas-texas

   

   Last reply by kinzyjr, October 21, 2019

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   Predictions For This Coming Winter Along The Gulf Coast

   October 19, 2019 by Mr. Coconut Palm

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   What have all of you heard, or read about the predictions for temps and precipitation over the Gulf Coast States this coming winter of 2019/2020? John

   

   Last reply by necturus, October 21, 2019

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   30 years later...

   October 18, 2019 by Silas_Sancona

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   Not sure how I'd forgotten about it but an article released on the subject today reminded me of one of the craziest events I have witnessed / experienced thus far in my time on this planet. 30 years ago, I was sitting in the house going thru my backpack while awaiting the start of the World Series. Mom was at work up in Redwood City, sister was at her job several miles from the house. Little would I know that in just a couple minutes, the movement of ground just a few miles south of me, up in the Santa Cruz Mountains would unleash chaos, or that the start of that game would become an iconic moment, both in the sports world, but in history. I remember sitting there…

   

   Last reply by Silas_Sancona, October 20, 2019

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   Up north late summer temps

   August 27, 2019 by Rickybobby

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   Well we had a disappointing spring cool and wet. Summer was here for about 1.5 months and. Now late August all we have is low to kid 70s temps. Which is not normal. Very unusual. Global warming my but only thing we have that’s warmer is our winter up and downs. So I’m looking into bringing my container ranch in early this fall because my seedlings are slower in these temps. I’m in southern Ontario anyone else up this way pjssed with our cool late summer?

   

   Last reply by Rickybobby, September 22, 2019

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   Finally some decent weather here in ontario

   June 8, 2019 by Rickybobby

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   I say that but we’re still seasonally Cooler than normal. Weird spring. Last year we have 90s about now. Today 81 I’ll take it I guess. By bottle palm has been pushing the same spear for 6 weeks and the coconuts have been slow. Just hasn’t been overall warm enough. I could get more growth in my palm room with temps averaging 78-80f but I don’t want my palms to our grow me yet. Here’s a crammed pic. Of some of my palms and a few seeings out side here in Canada’s tobacco belt

   

   Last reply by Rickybobby, September 22, 2019

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   Catastrophic Flooding in Houston Area......again

   September 19, 2019 by Ed in Houston

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   Catastrophic flooding with 20-30 inches of rain in the last 24 hours from northeast Houston over to Beaumont. Still raining hard in those areas. Imelda Triggers Catastrophic Flooding in Texas; Over 30 Inches of Rain Flood Roads, Prompt Evacuations " Some spots have totaled 30 to 35 inches of rain over the past two days during Imelda, according to the Jefferson County Drainage District. " I have only had 8 inches in the last 48 hours in S.E. Houston so no problem in my area. Ed in Houston where when it rains it pours.

   

   Last reply by Jeff985, September 19, 2019

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   Tropical Cyclone Dorian 1 2 3

   August 27, 2019 by palmsOrl

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   Okay, so it appears that Tropical Storm Dorian will pose a significant threat to peninsular Florida this weekend, Labor Day Weekend. Currently, the storm is forecast to make landfall on the coast of East Central Florida. This is, of course, subject to change, but track forecasts have improved dramatically in recent years. What is more uncertain is the strength of Dorian. While previously believed that the tropical cyclone would pass directly over Hispaniola, the computer model consensus now has Dorian passing between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico or directly over Puerto Rico. This would cause far less disruption to the storm's circulation and would leave the storm m…

   

   Last reply by Laaz, September 5, 2019

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    I hope our Floridian members fare well with Dorian

    August 31, 2019 by Hardypalms

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    I pray for the best to the Floridian members here while that hurricane goes through. Hopefully it will be downgraded from that 4 they are forecasting. We should be getting heavy rain and winds here in Atlanta next week Friday they said. Good luck Pat

    

    Last reply by palmsOrl, September 1, 2019

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    For all my palm growers in zone 5b :)

    August 11, 2019 by Newpalmguy2769

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    So as the time get closer and closer to getting cold again, I’m thinking of ideas on how I want to keep all my palms warm and steady growing. Right now I have about 8 fan palms in the ground and my others are in containers. I was thinking of building a hoop style 10x20. Another idea was using my garage but I’ll have to use supplemental lighting. Since the winter time we only have 8ish hours of daylight, so I’ll have t5 lighting on timers to get them a solid 14-16 hrs of daylight. So I’d love to chat with someone who’s crazy like me and does the same type of overwintering.

    

    Last reply by RJ, August 29, 2019

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    Usual south Louisiana summer

    August 18, 2019 by Tropicdoc

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    Mountain weather

    July 21, 2019 by John in Andalucia

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    mountain-forecast.com This site has given me a better understanding of average temperatures for highland species. I think it's a great resource for palm growers.

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, August 6, 2019

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    Cool Drone Video of Frost In Florida!

    August 1, 2019 by PalmTreeDude

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    I just happened to find this on YouTube and I thought it was really cool to see. Look at the water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcY_OXMHdRE

    

    Last reply by PalmTreeDude, August 1, 2019

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    Summer Hot and Humidity

    July 13, 2019 by bubba

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    Whose hotter this July 13, 2019: Florida Western Palm Beach County location/97F with 80% humidity; Lake Port/Moore Haven/98F at 76% humidity Texas Galveston/91F with 65% humidity;Corpus Christi/101F with 46% humidity; Brownsville/100F with 44% h; Reyes/110F w 37% h Arizona Tucson/104F w 30% h;Phoenix/111F w 20% h;Yuma/103 w 33% h; Bullhead City/117F w 12% h California La Quinta/108F w 31% h; Brawley/107F w 37% h; Desert Hot Springs/111F w 14% h; Needles/111F w 7% h; La Jolla/69F w 85% h! Nevada Laughlin/113F w 15% h; Searchlight/109F w 2% h; Henderson/112F w 16% h; Las Vegas 110 w 9% h Note: The temperatures were go…

    

    Last reply by Xenon, July 24, 2019

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    6.4 Earthquake in SoCal..

    July 4, 2019 by Silas_Sancona

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    Just saw this over on MSN.. anyone feel it out there?

    

    Last reply by Hammer, July 10, 2019

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    July Forcast USA 2019

    June 25, 2019 by Palm crazy

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    July forecast is out so taking a look. Do you agree with your area? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhzZiNlnmU0&t=1s Sorry, can't seem to get the video to post. If you go to youtube and look up Direct Weather you should be able to find it.

    

    Last reply by kinzyjr, July 4, 2019

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    Pacific volcano eruption

    June 24, 2019 by Rickybobby

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    I hear in the pacific rim of fire a huge volcano has erupted and the weather people say the ash is coming for North America. This could be the end of our heat wave and nothing but rain all summer!

    

    Last reply by GottmitAlex, June 25, 2019

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    Extreme drought in UK, wildfires & semi-arid/desert climate in places.

    May 26, 2019 by UK_Palms

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    Okay, so something has clearly changed in regards to our climate. It is not the same climate that I grew up with in the late 90s, early 2000s. It is MUCH, MUCH drier now than it used to be and our rainfall is far more unreliable. In fact the change is extremely dramatic to see. As it stands right now, I have only recorded 3.6 inches of rainfall since January 1st and we are nearly halfway through 2019 now. Even more astonishing, I have only recorded 8.1 inches of rainfall over the past 12 months (since 20th May 2018). That constitutes a semi-arid climate by definition. Although the high humidity and low dew points seem to provide much needed moisture, which in part, …

    

    Last reply by Estlander, June 24, 2019

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    Summer Solstice and it's...Raining!

    June 21, 2019 by joe_OC

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    So yesterday was the Summer Solstice. Longest day of the year and the start of summer in Southern California. I woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of rain. What a crazy year of weather we are having. But, it sounds like things are going to be heating up shortly as it is forecasted to be warmer than normal. Anyone else get rain last night?

    

    Last reply by UK_Palms, June 21, 2019

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    Drizzling here, 60F.....no way.

    May 21, 2019 by GottmitAlex

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    https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-weather-rain-wet-may-20190521-story.html Snow? Really?! May gray folks. Yeah, I know: "global warming/ climate change" and the rest of it.

    

    Last reply by Rickybobby, June 5, 2019

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    June Weather Prediction 2019

    May 31, 2019 by Palm crazy

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    Here is my favorite weather Guru on youtube with June weather outlook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flZFlluARYg

    

    Last reply by Palm crazy, June 1, 2019

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    Frost warning for southern Ontario tonight

    May 10, 2019 by Rickybobby

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    Possible frost. This has been a horrible spring here. Only a few days in 70s. Rain almost every other day tons of flooding in areas. Normally it’s safe to put tropical non cold hardy palms outside about now or a week after. Seems like the weather is pushing it. Usually here in the tobacco belt. It’s not planted until our May 2-4 weekend holiday. Usually after that lows start to get warmer. Let’s go already spring!

    

    Last reply by Chester B, May 14, 2019
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    One of my favorite Aloes blooming

    March 30, 2019 by NatureGirl

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    Aloe ‘candy corn’ one of the coolest blooms.

    

    Last reply by Yunder Wækraus, May 11, 2019

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    Lightning Damage

    April 24, 2019 by NurseDolly

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    I’m wondering if anybody has any experience with Royal Palms that have been damaged by lightning. Is there any chance my tree can be salvaged? It appears the lightning exited at the base of the crown shaft. New fronds are growing out of the hole created.

    

    Last reply by DavidLee, May 9, 2019

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    Warmest winter city/region in southern California

    March 29, 2019 by Sandy Loam

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    Hello. I am not in California. I am located over here in Florida, but I am trying to figure out which parts of southern California stay the warmest in winter. I'm not talking about coastal areas that never get cold at night, where the daily high temperatures might be 65 F at best. I'm talking about places that might be much colder at night than the coast, but where the warm up is so dramatic by day that by 10:00 or 10:30 am, it's already semi-warm outside. When I look at weather patterns, the only place which really fits this bill in southern California is the strip of warm air that runs from the Mexico border diagonally up the valley surrounding the Salton Sea, per…

    

    Last reply by Sandy Loam, May 2, 2019

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