WEATHER / CLIMATE

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   Winter Wrap

   February 12, 2011 by bubba

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   Winter is over for the Southern most areas of the US. These are four representative Cities from each area and their numbers as articulated by Weather Underground: Los Angeles, Ca. Dec.1-31,2010 Max Mean Low 85F 58F 37F Heating Cooling Growing 214 8 242 Jan.1-31,2011 M M L 84F 60F 43F H C G 179 16 284 Feb.1-10, 2011 M M L 79F 58F 39F H C G 75 0 67 Miami, Fl. Dec.1-31,2010 Max Mean Low 85F 62F 36F Heating Cooling Growing 143 43 354 Jan.1-31,2011 M M L 85F 67F 44F H C G 48 119 522 Feb.1-10,2011 M M G 87F 74F 57F H C G…

   

   Last reply by Jimbean, February 18, 2011
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   Thermal effect of water

   February 8, 2011 by Walt

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   December of 2010 was the worst month of cold I've ever experienced in my 13 winters living in Highlands County, Florida. You can't get any farther inland between the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. As such, there is no thermal influence from both bodies of water. However, there is a thermal lake effect influence, but it doesn't carry far. I have three friends who live in a lake front community. All are master gardeners (as myself), hence they are concerned about and record low temperatures. Two of my friends live right on the lake (3,504 acres in area) and one friend lives about 500 feet of the east shore of the lake. On my coldest night last December I recorded a low …

   

   Last reply by Walt, February 16, 2011
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   Favourite time of the year - climate wise

   February 12, 2011 by Walter John

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   For me, it is starting right now here in South East Queensland, that is, late summer to mid autumn. Great growing times, great days, great sunsets, the blue sky looks bluest, the general colour of everything looks grand. What's your favorite time of the year ?

   

   Last reply by paulgila, February 15, 2011
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   Winter Weather Threat - February 2011 1 2 3 4

   January 21, 2011 by jasons

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   Hi all: I wanted to create this thread, with the correct year, as a continuation to the January thread. A few weeks ago, I had posted about the models latching-on to a possible outbreak of very cold arctic air spilling down the plains. Although the models were consistent, they were questionable as the cold air that was needed never really built-up in Canada as depicted. It's very common for the GFS to show some scary scenario 10-14 days away but the cold air needed to make it all happen is lacking. We have had the two fronts come down, and while very chilly, it's nothing record-breaking. Still - it's been below freezing at my house now for about 12 hours so this …

   

   Last reply by spockvr6, February 11, 2011
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   Where does the extreme cold come from?

   February 2, 2011 by Darkman

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   Check this out. It is way above my pay grade but it looks like more cold coming next week. This came from a topic on a Citrus forum. http://www.westwind.ch/?link=gfsm,http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rhavn,.gif,122,242,362,482,602,722,842,962,1082,1202,1322,1442,1562,1682,1802

   

   Last reply by Darkman, February 9, 2011
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   Cyclone Yasi coming to Qld 1 2 3 4 5

   January 30, 2011 by Cycadcenter

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   Cyclone Anthony came ashore last night around Bowen as a Cat 2 cyclone. Next in line is Cyclone Yasi which looks to be the big one for the year. Here is a projected path track: http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh1111.gif Good luck to everyone up the coast. Bruce Fallbrook/ Childers

   

   Last reply by philinsydney, February 9, 2011
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   Holy Carp Batman, Look out Florida 1 2

   January 11, 2011 by _Keith

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   Forecast here has been lowered to 27,23,27 for next 3 nights. Usually our weather hits Florida with a one-day delay. Good luck folks. Keith

   

   Last reply by gsytch, February 6, 2011
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   Snow igloo with a tropical flare

   February 4, 2011 by Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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   I'm placing a link to this forum for the SE USA. We're getting tired of winter around here and a fellow palm fan in Alabama built this awesome igloo then landscaped it with palms when MA Nature whacked him with yet another snow event. I thought some of you might find it as enjoyable as I did. This forum has some weather maps too so you have to scroll down to see the igloo. Its worth the effort! http://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/msg/1296819424.html

   

   Last reply by Erik, February 6, 2011
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    Springtime In January

    January 15, 2011 by Jim in Los Altos

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    Eating my late morning breakfast in my backyard in t-shirt and bermudas in the sun and eventually had to go into the shade. It was too warm! Today the mercury went into the 70s here for the first time in 2011 and the forecast for most of the Bay Area is for continued dry and warm weather possibly through the rest of January and with night time lows no lower than the 40s and 50s. Now the plan is to get through the middle of February above 32F and I'll have my first frost-free winter in a few years. My low so far this winter is 33F. We still need more rain too.

    

    Last reply by PalmGuyWC, February 1, 2011
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    200,000 people affected by flooding in Australia 1 2 3

    December 31, 2010 by joe_OC

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    Thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the flooding in Australia...Hope it has not affected any of our palm friends there.

    

    Last reply by Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax), January 29, 2011

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    Topsy-Turvy Weather

    January 25, 2011 by happ

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    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/science/earth/25cold.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all Interesting article that points out how for the past 2 winters, Arctic air has descended well into the middle latitudes while the North Pole is experiencing record warmth. The AO [Arctic Oscillation] created unusual cold last winter and again this winter in the Southern U.S. and a summer that broke all-time records for coolness along the U.S. West Coast. Maybe this is something we will be dealing with year after year.

    

    Last reply by amazondk, January 25, 2011
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    " Two Suns? Twin Stars Could Be Visible From Earth By 2012 "

    January 22, 2011 by Jimbean

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html I wonder if the extra space dust will make things get colder.

    

    Last reply by DCA_Palm_Fan, January 24, 2011
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    Florida's in line for more January cold 1 2

    January 11, 2011 by Dave-Vero

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    Story from our dinky local newspaper at TC Palm. "...But now an Arctic Oscillation has materialized again, L'Heureux said. They aren't as stable as La Niña so they can be predicted only for two to three weeks ahead of time." Info on Arctic Oscillation

    

    Last reply by Jimbean, January 23, 2011

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    One Good Thing.....

    January 14, 2011 by spockvr6

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    I saw this today amidst the rest of the mess..............

    

    Last reply by Takil-Explorer, January 23, 2011
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    Rain and disaster in Rio de Janeiro

    January 13, 2011 by amazondk

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    The past few days have had torrential rains in Rio and surrounding areas. There are estimates that over 250 mm of rain fell in 24 hours in many areas. The mountain city of Teresopolis was especially hard hit with maybe 200 people or more dead as the mountainsides collapses and streams turned into rivers in flash floods. The mountains around Rio are granitic mountains that are very old and weathered. There are big boulders all over the place. These boulders once rolled down hillsides. So, even though yesterdays disaster was large similar events certainly have happened many times in the past. There just were not all the people living in areas where they happened. Th…

    

    Last reply by amazondk, January 18, 2011
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    Rain in Wai`anae Valley

    January 1, 2011 by Wai`anae Steve

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    HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you! Well last year was almost 3 times wetter than 2009, but still about 7" below average. Check out the link below. My link

    

    Last reply by Wai`anae Steve, January 15, 2011
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    Have snow?

    January 12, 2011 by Erik

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    Who has snow? I finally got my first snow of winter, but only about 1 cm -- not enough to protect the soil from the -15 oC I expect the next couple of nights. This map (found on HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/snow-in-49-states-map_n_807741.html) shows that on 1/11/11, there was snow on the ground in 49 of 50 US states today. Pretty cool, huh?

    

    Last reply by Erik, January 13, 2011
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    January 2010 - Possible Arctic Outbreak 1 2

    January 4, 2011 by jasons

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    Hi all. I'm an avid weather watcher, I have been for many years, and this is a topic I feel deserves a new thread. There are not many times when I see an event depicted on the computer models that have me truly concerned about my garden. We see these horrific scenarios show-up all the time, only to drop off a few model runs later. It's not easy to get my feathers ruffled. To put things into perspective, since we moved to Houston in 2005 the first time I got really concerned was January of last year. And for good reason - I had a low of 19 and stayed below freezing for almost three days straight. Onto my point: the models are showing a potentially devastating cold…

    

    Last reply by Takil-Explorer, January 13, 2011
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    what happened to the flood thread ?

    January 11, 2011 by aussiearoids

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    Lokks like the end of the world here

    

    Last reply by WestCoastGal, January 12, 2011

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    Coldest Temps of Winter for California 1 2

    December 30, 2010 by happ

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    California will be blasted with extremely cold temperatures into next week due to a pattern allowing Arctic air to flow easily down the West Coast. Frost and freeze warning are posted for tonight and Friday night for nearly all the coastal valleys in southern California. The wind last night gusted to over 40mph in metro Los Angeles yet the temperature still dropped to 43F\ 6.1C at my house. Tonight will not be as windy and dew points will be very low = frost for many locations. Weak storms are forecast to circulate down the trough into next week and usher in even colder air for California and the Southwest. The clouds and wind may be the only thing to save some garde…

    

    Last reply by Sutter Bob, January 11, 2011
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    December 2010 Summary

    December 31, 2010 by spockvr6

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    Today was far and away the warmest day of the month for my station, wih a logged high of 79F. The values for the rest of the month are a bit chillier! The month has ended with an average temperature of 51.2F, which is 2.1F lower than the alltime record for Tarpon Springs of 53.3F (1903). The average high of 61.2F is actually lower than the normal average temperature for the month. Heres hoping for a better January! Date TemperatureHighF TemperatureAvgF TemperatureLowF 12/1/2010 74 60 48 12/2/2010 58 49 42 12/3/2010 62 50 43 12/4/2010 67 56 42 12/5/2010 68 63 52 12/6/2010 52 47 39 12/7/2010 50 45 38 12/8/2010 54 46 34 12/9/2010 57 48 42 12/10/2010 58…

    

    Last reply by gsytch, January 9, 2011
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    Look Out Florida, Its Coming Again II

    December 30, 2010 by _Keith

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    Well, I'm not sure if this is heading your way, but after the cold left a couple days ago, we now have thunderstorms, a flash flood warning, and a tornado warning. Now having those things is not all that unusual down here, but thunderstorms and tornados in late December/early January is darned unusual. Hope you miss it, but the red warning flags are up.

    

    Last reply by _Keith, January 3, 2011
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    A very Cold Winter/ 1/1/10-12/31/10

    January 3, 2011 by bubba

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    Sometimes it is more "what survives" that delineates your climate:

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, January 3, 2011
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    Look What Winter Has In Store for U.S.!

    January 1, 2011 by happ

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    Of-course these maps can vary from day to day but the trend into mid January looks horrible for the entire nation:

    

    Last reply by happ, January 2, 2011
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    Florida

    December 27, 2010 by bubba

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    Dec.27, 2010-Palm Beach Inlet-70F./Low temperature 38F./ This cold is for the birds! Ray and Rusty, I certainly hope you are correct!

    

    Last reply by DavidLee, January 1, 2011