WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Californian's, are you watering?
by iwan- 1 follower
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I was out out weeding over the weekend and noticed that most of my beds were bone dry for the first couple of inches, even under canopy and mulch. I last watered last weekend before the big freeze to make sure everything was hydrated and to raise the humidity and soil temperatures a bit. These cold, dry winds with dew points in the teens combined with sunny skies have sucked the moisture out of the ground. If you are not watering, you might want to check your soil. I have never had to water in February before.
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Weird weather
by Jotoqi- 12 replies
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It’s 72 degrees here in Delaware — weird weather for a temperate winter
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Something not usually extensively shared and discussed on palmtalk. Kind of an observatory, sharing record lows and other usefull climate data. I would suggest a previous report about the before-winter. Here's mine: it was a late november and december unusually cold, without cloud covered sky and temps getting down to 2C/35,6F, once.
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Here We Go Again
by sur4z- 1 reply
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I hope not! The 2010 freeze killed my favorite palm...P. pacifica with 10 ft of wood. Winter isn’t over yet; March chill in Florida forecast
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Are locations in California "frost-free"? 1 2
by bubba- 1 follower
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Desmond Muirhead's book on Palm's reported that freezing temperatures had been recorded on the pier at Santa Catalina Island and accordingly no location in California could be considered "frost-free".The discussion on this board suggests that their are many micro-climates in California that are "frost-free".Where are the micro-climates in California that may be most suitable for the growing of coconut palms?
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Thermometers !!!
by Bill H2DB- 2 replies
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I am amazed at the number of posts that I see , in which the posting person is guessing at the temperature in their yard , or relying on TV station data , or some other source , such as a vehicle readout . The temperature that counts is the one in your yard , and even that varies within your own yard ,let alone over an area as big as most towns etc . So , with digital therms available very inexpensively , what not buy a few , and park them around ? Or do a survey of your yard by walking around with a therm during the freeze ? Lot of info for your own little world right there . An example : https://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Indoor-Outdoor-T…
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Do we qualify as subtropical yet? 1 2
by Laisla87- 50 replies
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Hi, Just thought I'd post our weather forecast for next week, mid winter: Thursday 30 June Summary Min 13 Max 18 Shower or two. Sydney area Cloudy. Isolated showers. Light winds. Friday 1 July Summary Min 12 Max 18 Cloudy. Sydney area Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the west early in the morning. Light winds. Saturday 2 July Summary Min 10 Max 18 Mostly sunny. Sydney area Patchy morning fog. Mostly sunny day. Light winds. Sunday 3 July Summary Min 9 Max 19 Partly cloudy. Sydney area Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly and light. Monday 4 July Summary Min 10 Max …
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February Weather Outlook
by Palm crazy- 29 replies
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NOAA February outlook. Not to bad for most. Warmer & colder in the right places. The warmer than normal temps reach me starting on 2/7/2018.
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Long term models have persistent cold air funneling its way deep down south. A ridge is blocking the air from retreating, so it may be long term and COLD! If it keeps up, we may have freezes into SW Florida. I am preparing now as I am off school until Jan 8th, so I do not get "caught". Where is El NIno when you need him?
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Going to be a cold new year in the upper south/mid atlantic
by mdsonofthesouth- 12 replies
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Yep first single digits I've seen since at least 2013 maybe 2012. Our average temps for december are high 20s low 30s for a low and 47f for highs. January is mid 20s to low 30s for lows and around 40f for a high. Hope yall are prepped abd ready for this arctic blast!
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87f in southeast Tijuana
by GottmitAlex- 2 replies
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Gorgeous day here. Couldn't help but take a picture of my pride and joy. Golden Malayan dwarf Coco. Planted as a single leaf seedling Aug 2016. Pics taken 20 min ago. (Or less)
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First Fire - Now Floods
by DoomsDave- 1 follower
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Wow, click on this link and see some of the unbelievable pictures of 101 near SB and Montecito. www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/09/southern-california-mudslides-flooding-leave-at-least-6-dead-in-montecito-highways-closed.html?cmpid=prn_msn Here's a picture. Yes, that's the freeway. Outside the Montecito Inn.
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Location, Location, Location
by Jesse- 5 replies
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The other day I was in conversation with a Realtor and was asked, "Where is the best place in orange county for building a palm garden?" This really got me thinking. If I were to ever move, where would I want to go based on palms alone, within Orange county of course. I'm in Orange, about 14 miles from the ocean. We can tend to get a bit cool but also fairly hot. I've been here only 2.5 years and have recorded 107. My soil is fairly well draining and rich. The winds and dry air can get downright nasty with 40mph gusts with single digit humidity. I assume that this question is also dependent on what kind of palms. For discussion sake this palm garden would be focused on…
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2017-2018 Winter Continental U.S. 1 2
by Matthew92- 55 replies
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Wondering what this winter is going to be like. I just noticed on the forecast some significant cold coming in to my area, and it's just not one night. It's coming! Everyone- feel free to use this thread for 17'-18' winter reports/data/discussion.
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My old Weather data & graphs - Central Florida
by Bill H2DB- 1 follower
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Before computers in my life , I kept these dailies . I've randomly picked this late '80 to early '81 today . I was basically comparing Daytona Bch to S. central Fla , as I lived in D.B. , but had Pty in Hardee County . I have a lot more , other years etc . graph did not hold that 19 deg !! The red area shows warmer , blue the cooler between the stations . data from DB NWS and the Ona station in Hardee via newspaper . late 80-early 81 data by Bill H, on Flickr Graph 80-81 copy by Bill H, on Flickr
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Strange Indonesia earthquake
by happ- 1 follower
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Strong quake [7.9] in Alaska but this footage is of a 6.0 event in Indonesia. https://twitter.com/StormchaserUKEU/status/955872855522267136
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Florida Freeze - January 18, 2018 (advective)
by RedRabbit- 14 replies
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This thread is to document temperature data from the Florida freeze occurring on January 18th, 2018. Temperatures were generally about 1 standard deviation below the average annual low for most locations. Winds were approximately 5-10mph from the NNW and there were no reports of frost. This freeze was unique because it was advective rather than the much more common radiational. Due the rarity of advective freezes there's not a lot of local temperature data so I decided to document it in the interest of later being able to reference how local microclimates performed under these conditions. The images that follow were taken from Wunderground.com between ~7:05am an…
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Florida 2018 Wundermap Wallop
by Xerarch- 1 follower
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Took these Wundermap screenshots this morning around 6:45, not sure if it was the bottom of the cold spell but here it is. I see some quite notable cold on here, even freezing temps throughout central Florida even on barrier islands.
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Hard times coming on the Northern Gulf Coast 1 2
by _Keith- 77 replies
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Spring keeps getting uglier and uglier. New low predictions for 1st week of January are 26,21,24,27,27,33. I am not sure I ever remember 5 continuous nights below freezing, and almost a 6th. This decade has been a tough one on the garden. Got at least 2 palms that will not survive, and likely more that will bite the bullets as well. Bye bye Jubutia. Looking at my shovel and thinking I will dig up my last remaining B. alfredii. Quite a few of the Citrus already badly injured from previous freezes won't be back. I sit in shock, without true words to describe my feelings.
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Bad news for Brownsville 1 2
by LF-TX- 44 replies
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Forecast not looking good for Texas...
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Just yesterday, as some may already know, NOAA provided their temperature and precipitation predictions for the 2017-2018 winter season. According to their prediction, it looks like a good chunk of the state of Texas is bound to see warmer than average temperatures during this coming winter; good news for us palm lovers! On the other side of the coin, it also looks like, unfortunately, the Texas coast will see below average precipitation. If these predictions hold up, hopefully us Texas won’t have to worry so much about severe artic blasts rearing their ugly heads on our tropical plants. While supplemental watering may be needed, there is no need for dread - we’re no stra…
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Deep Freeze on Gulf Coast
by ntxpalms- 0 replies
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Anyone out there tonight on the MS or AL gulf coast? Wondering how long since its been as cold as last night, and what survived?
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What have you heard about this winter's forecast for the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida? 1 2 3
by Mr. Coconut Palm- 84 replies
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I am curious, what have you heard about the long term forecast for this winter for the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida? I have heard conflicting things. A couple of sources I have heard from or read said that this winter will by warmer and drier than normal, and a couple of sources said it will be chilly and wet. So, what have you heard? John
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Video taken Jan 9th 2018 Rain began at noon lasted till dawn. We had a break right before 5pm, took this short quick video. Temps dipped to 8C/46F right before dawn the next day. So I turned on the IR heat lamps from 4pm (9th) till 9am (10th). It's probably overkill, but I must admit, this winter (knocking on wood), has been very benevolent with us. Days in the 70-80's and nights in the 50's. This time last year, I had the coconuts completely covered. I think last years winter rainfall was a record-setting one. So far, I have set up the tarps only to deflect the cool rain from pelting directly onto the coconuts. This weekend they're calling for 80…
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The wet stuff...
by Silas_Sancona- 0 replies
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Well, after a very dry and much warmer than average start to 18, looks as if the West/ Southwest is in for a bit of a pattern change. How long or brief? We'll see but anything is welcomed, esp throughout S. CA and AZ. While there has been a bit of hymn and haw back east regarding the weather pattern sparing the west much of the brutal cold everyone else has been enduring, keep in mind it isn't all rosy glasses in t-shirts here either. While the recent stretch in the 70s and 80s (in a few spots) this time of year is obviously great for people and plants, there's an unfavorable side to the coin. Keep in mind that alot of our water going forward comes from winter…
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