WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Fall/Dry Season Started Today in Cape Coral
by PalmatierMeg- 1 reply
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I got up this morning and discovered that our fall/dry season started today. The low was 65F and the rule here is that once the lows drop below 70F, the rainy spigot shuts off and cool, dry weather reigns. Normally dry season statistically starts Oct. 15. So, 3 days early; does that mean winter will be colder than normal? I've never lived in a place where you can almost set your watch to changing seasons. Conversely, the switch back to rainy season is scheduled for June 15 but I find that schedule not as reliable. Our rainfall has been anemic all year - up to 15+" below normal. As of today, measurable rain should be zilch for the next 7-8 months.
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Compare Latitude Map
by Jonathan- 1 follower
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Hard to know where to post this, but I think all you climate nerds might find it interesting! https://www.bytemuse.com/post/interactive-equivalent-latitude-map/ This map allows you to overlay the continents across each other and compare latitudes. Using the control tabs you can choose which layer to move or flip the southern over the northern etc. Useful for figuring which areas might have similar climates...for example in the snip below, my city, Hobart, is almost identical to Bilbao in Spain, and the climates are very similar. However if I slide across to Asia we're level with Vladivostok, and that's a whole other story! Enjoy.
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Southwestern U.S. ...and CA.. Monsoon Season Twenty Twenty Fivee: The strange effect ..or repeat doom - soon, ...#3??
by Silas_Sancona- 4 replies
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It's June 15th, start of the region's summer rainy season ...and it is .....Hot as < insert preferred make a purist / annoying religious person knocking on your door turn beet red word here > out there.. June Nuke Fest in full swing today kids.. " Where is this rain they say comes on June 15th?? " someone inevitably asks out there on the net ...Well, Darwin award winner, ....that isn't how it works, most years at least.. You might want to get out of the heat so your head can stop melting too.. June 15th represents a " heads up " kind of start to the season, rather than when we might start seeing actual rain.. Do you stare down a a Cat 5 Hurricane on th…
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Does the “feels like” temperature affect palms?
by Dimimelbourne- 2 followers
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So I’m looking at a few different cities in southern Europe, Tel Aviv and here in Cyprus and seeing how the humidity here has just dropped lately after summer. It’s still warm, low 30°C in the day and we had a due point of around 20°c but now it’s 9° and breezy. I definitely feel the difference. I’m also seeing in Spain, they seem to have lower temperatures in general but higher humidity so “feels like” temperature is higher. I know wind and humidity play a role in palm care obviously but does the “feels like” temperature matter at all?
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Feelin' Sweaty -er?? ....May not be just your imagination..
by Silas_Sancona- 1 reply
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Interesting article talking about increased humidity noted across the country this year ..and how they have increased ...and a linked to detailed study ( mentioned in the article ) looking into the future.. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/meteorology/did-your-area-just-have-its-most-humid-summer-find-out-here/ar-AA1Ml3yT Link to the study, for those who want a deep dive perspective.. https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/joc.8081 Only thing i might change or add in the article is while, yes... atm, it's true that " very high humid rarely occurs in the Western U.S. " That could change ..Already seems to be shift…
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Bay Area Humidity
by Jim in Los Altos- 1 reply
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This summer has been like none I remember. Humidity levels have been way higher than average and daytime temperatures have been somewhat lower than average. Lots of nighttime relative humidity numbers at 90-98% and afternoons 60-70% typical. The palms have benefitted greatly, especially the cool climate species like Ceroxylon, Hedescepe, Rhopalostylis, etc.
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Using the SSP5 filter on koppen.earth for the forecasted climate based on perceived weather from 2070 to 2099, we can see that London would theoretically shift from an Oceanic climate (Cfb) to a Humid Subtropical climate (Cfa), the latter of which is normally more commonly associated with South-Eastern US states such as Georgia. This implies an increase of 3.0 celsius (5.4 fahrenheit) mean temperature compared to 1991-2020 average, as the one of the parameters required for a Subtropical climate is a mean temperature no less than 22.0 C (71.6 F) in the warmest month, currently sitting at 19.0 C. However, this would also imply that the rainfall would decrease no less than -…
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Cringe, clutch some pearls over, ...or find the humour in.. ...Title here ..and on a famous shirt.. says it all. Some people love em'. Others cower is apocalypse - level fear when they see them.. I myself? ...Yes, ..ohh yes, I love me some big ol' Haboobs. In what has been a pretty anemic monsoon season here this year, the " Strange Effect " i'd mentioned awhile back to describe the mood of this years' Monsoon season was in full effect yesterday. Having lived here ..almost.. 10 years and documented every dust event we've had, Monsoon - season generated esp. yesterday's can only be compared to 2 others.. One that occurr…
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Katrina Anniversary
by JohnAndSancho- 6 replies
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I dread this. We were fortunate to find a local hotel after the roads were cleared, but that took a while. The Red Cross was bringing us bologna sandwiches on white bread with yellow mustard, and the worst tasting water I've ever had - a brand of canned water called Deja Blue. Pooping and cold showers by candlelight wasn't ideal at all, but millions had it worse than we did. I need to dig, somewhere there's a picture of me in the middle of a squall trying to catch flying pieces of the trailer we lived in. And next week is the anniversary of Harvey. The PTSD part of my brain is getting ready.
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Average Sunshine Hour Map - USA and Europe
by Chester B- 1 follower
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I've seen this map a few times, I'm sure its not 100% accurate but it gives a general idea of the amounts of Sunshine in the two regions.
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Hurricane Harvey
by JohnAndSancho- 2 replies
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A very unhappy birthmas to Hurricane Harvey who formed today in 2017. I honestly don't have tons of damage photos, I lived between Spring Creek and the San Jacinto River at the time, and the Grand Parkway and all of the accompanying developments had just been built, so there was some serious puckering moments. After the floodwaters receded, I couldn't wait to just put on some UGK and drive downtown just to see my favorite piece of street art in the world. Every time I drove under this bridge, it was like a mental reset for me. The positive vibes... Cruise under this bridge and then go to my favorite taco spot, the El Rey on the corner of Washington and Shepherd and all wa…
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New Koppen map for Florida
by Jimbean- 22 replies
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So the tropics, according to this definition now makes it up to Sebastian Inlet and Cape Canaveral. Still around the Fort Myers area on the west coast.
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Hurricane Charley anniversary - Aug 13
by SubTropicRay- 7 replies
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This was the verified track This was the forecast track at 5AM EDT before the infamous jog to the right which caught SW Florida off guard.
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30th anniversary of the infmaous 1985 arctic outbreak 1 2
by SubTropicRay- 3 followers
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NWS Wilmington, NC has a great article on the record breaking 1985 freeze. http://www.weather.gov/ilm/January1985cold
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Hawaii Tsunami
by JohnAndSancho- 4 replies
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Welp I read on Twitter that there was an imminent tsunami headed for Hawaii and telling everyone to rush up to at least the 10th floor of the nearest building to avoid this catastrophe, and I was in the middle of typing out a "stay safe y'all, let us know you're ok" post here when I bothered to check the actual news and see the warning was lifted. So still, good vibes for you guys and I'm glad you're ok and I'm jealous of your climate and your garden but not your cost of living. Or the volcanos.
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Tampa hits 100F for the first time ever
by Sabal_Louisiana- 14 replies
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On July 27, Tampa International hit 100F for the first time ever. The heat index reached at least 113F.
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Eastern USA Temperate Rainforests
by Alex High- 1 follower
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Hello all, Since my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains a couple years ago, which is located in the Appalachian Temperate Rainforest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_temperate_rainforest), I have become fascinated with temperate rainforests (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_rainforest) and the fact that we have one here in the Eastern U.S. And I have recently been doing some research to try to determine the boundaries of the Appalachian Temperate Rainforest and see what other parts of the Eastern U.S. qualify for temperate rainforest designation. This is what Wikipedia says are the criteria for a temperate rainforest: For temperate rainforests of…
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The last remaining snow in the Northeast
by WSimpson- 3 replies
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This picture was taken a few minutes ago from a webcam on the top of Mt Washington in New Hampshire . That big bowl is called Tuckerman's Ravine and it collects a lot of blowing snow from October - May , so it takes a long time to melt away .
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Southern Pennsylvania floods
by PAPalmtrees- 3 replies
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Earlier this evening we had some crazy thunder and lightning storms which also dumped buckets of water out of the sky we probably got Around 8 inches of rain and here's the aftermath of it (By the way everyone is safe the water levels went down a decent amount Hopefully tomorrow they are close to normal) 20250617_194333.mp4 InShot_20250617_225334922.mp4
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The Australian Enigma
by ahosey01- 8 replies
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I discovered recently, for the first time in my life, that most of the Australian continent - despite being dry and arid - actually features neutral / acidic soils. As far as I knew, dry climates were nearly always alkaline and wet climates were almost always acid. Even in the <15" rainfall areas of Australia, there is limited alkalinity or salinity in the soil. Can someone explain this phenomenon to me like I am five?
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Southeast US Storms
by JohnAndSancho- 4 replies
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I'm in East Mississippi now, about 10 miles or so from the Alabama line. Anyway, is it just me or are we getting a lot more rain, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes than normal this spring? I've been away from here for about 20 years, and I remember afternoon showers were common, but I don't remember getting so many severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings.
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UK Spring/Summer 2025 and wildfire season 1 2
by UK_Palms- 47 replies
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The first half of March is done and it has been VERY dry here. I have registered 0.8mm / 0.03 inches of rain so far this month, but many places have been even drier. Some places as little as 0.1mm / 0.003 inches. Temperatures have been a bit below average with some rather chilly nights due to all the clear skies, hence all the sunny dry weather this month... On the Environmental Agency network, there are multiple stations in Devon and Somerset that have only recorded 0.1mm / 0.003 inches of rain this month so far. Presumably that is the driest first half of a March on record for these places, since this area isn't even generally renowned as being a 'dry'…
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Well it’s the southern spring equinox today, so the days are getting longer than the nights, overall temps are rising and things start to get growing again. It’s a time of weeding, watering and planting. There’s always much to do in a palm garden. For my area winter was a warm and dry event. Not anywhere near enough rain fell during winter and in a basically summer dry, winter wet climate, that’s an issue. However winter had no frost, and I had no cold damage whatsoever. My bananas pushed a flower and started opening on a 3C night! The bananas all set well and they should ripen in time. Even my Chrysalidocarpus plumosa pushed an inflorescence through winter and I’m…
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Sparta vs Cordoba
by southathens- 21 replies
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Could Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain lose in the near future its title as Europe's hottest summer mean max location to Sparta in the Evrotas Valley, Greece? Below you can check Cordoba's summer mean maxes And here is Sparta So here is a hypothesis: As you can already see Cordoba stands at 36.9C mean max for the hottest month, while Sparta stands at 36.0C. However Cordoba's data come from a passive Stevenson Screen station while Sparta's come from a fan aspirated station. Here in Greece due to our extremely rich fan aspirated stations network from the National Observatory of Athens we have noticed that when we run parallel comparisons with passive SS …
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Evrotas Valley summer average highs (beats Cordoba)
by southathens- 2 replies
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Following up from a previous topic where we hypothesized than areas further inland and North of Sparta would have higher summer average maxes Well it appears that the National Observatory of Athens has been running a secondary Hydrometeorological station in the depths of the Evrotas Valley around 10 km North of Sparta the past 4 years. Below some pics of the Evrotas station and its position relative to Sparta WMO met station. And below is how Evrotas NOA station looks the past 4 years. Notice the particularly pronounced summer average highs. Especially that July 40.5C average max. Again we are talking about only 4 years of…
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