WEATHER / CLIMATE

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1. 

   Heat Bursts

   March 11, 2008 by bubba

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   These events are sometimes called Heat Flashes and cause a super increase in temperature that lasts for several minutes.Many times they occur at night and near Thunderstorms.Examples include !52F. at Antalya,Turkey on July 10,1977;temperature escalation from 100F. to 158F. in several minutes near Lisbon,Portugal on July6,1949 and an unbelievable report of 188F.during June 1967 at Abadan,Iran in which asphalt liquefied and numerous people were killed.Any Heat Bursts in your neighborhood recently?

   

   Last reply by bubba, March 19, 2008
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   The Blizzard of 08'

   March 8, 2008 by JakeK

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   We are currently in the middle of a snow storm that's has dropped our highest snowfall in several years in about 24hrs. I have at least 11" on my deck with another 3-4 inches still to fall. People in Cincinnati should be mowing their lawns now, not digging out of white death. Even the Bockfest parade was canceled.

   

   Last reply by amazondk, March 18, 2008
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   15th anniversary of No Name Storm

   March 13, 2008 by SubTropicRay

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   This was the windiest non-hurricane event I can remember. No Name Storm of 1993

   

   Last reply by Jeff in St Pete, March 13, 2008
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   Next 3 day's high wind speeds!

   March 10, 2008 by Exotic Life

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   Hi, Long time no posted here But i'm back.. Today tomorrow and the day after tomorrow going too bed pretty wild over here. Today there is a change of storm, the UK gets the hardiest windspeeds from 100 km per hour, Ireland got a change from "hurricane" windspeeds from more then 120 km per hour/74 mph. Here in the Netherlands we gonna get also some strong winds but not that high i think... they expect for today windspeeds from 90-100 km/55.9-66.2 Mph. Tomorrow not a storm change but still strong winds, but then on wednesday it looks like that day get's the strongest windspeeds, also the netherlands got maybe windspeeds from 120 km/74 mph. I was reading that …

   

   Last reply by Exotic Life, March 10, 2008
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   rain in the desert

   March 4, 2008 by sonoranfans

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   here is a link that details some of the wildflower bloom in the AZ desert in 2008. The bloom tends to be strong in years that the rain is consistent, like this year. http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/az.html

   

   Last reply by gsn, March 5, 2008
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   Cold Snap in Florida 1 2 3

   February 28, 2008 by bubba

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   Our Media made a big deal out of a cold front that arrived in Florida.It got all the way down to 50F.in this area. What were the other temperatures you guys recorded around the State.Another 500 year freeze?

   

   Last reply by spockvr6, March 3, 2008
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   Februari Weather Thread 1 2

   February 1, 2008 by Exotic Life

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   to start this topic again Februari starts too mild again today. Highest tempeture so far 8.1C and sunny! Robbin

   

   Last reply by elHoagie, March 2, 2008
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   February Gulf Coast Weather Alert

   February 25, 2008 by _Keith

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   Forecast lows here just dropped to 36 for tomorrow night. If it holds that maybe means a freeze for some other parts of Northern Gulf Coast and Central Florida. And at least I hope this is Winter's last stand here on the third coast.

   

   Last reply by spockvr6, February 29, 2008
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    Winter Results 1 2

    February 17, 2008 by bubba

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    Winter is over for those spots in the 48 that are involved in the growing of all things Tropical.Using the internationally accepted Cooling/Heating Degree Method for this Winter,the following constitute the Results: Texas- Brownsville-Cooling-260 hours;Heating-283 hours Harligen-Cooling-255 hours;Heating-346 hours San Antonio-Cooling-83 hours;Heating-800 hours Florida- Marathon-Cooling-793 hours;Heating-20 hours Miami-Cooling-637 hours;Heating-27 hours Ft.Lauderdale- Cooling-645 hours;Heating-28 hours Naples-Cooling-431 hours;Heating-76 hours West Palm-Cooling-469 hours;Heating-69 hours Melbourne-Cooling-295;Heating-159 hours California- Los Angel…

    

    Last reply by tropical1, February 28, 2008
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    interesting article

    February 26, 2008 by steve 9atx

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    http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/column....html?id=332289

    

    Last reply by happ, February 28, 2008
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    Zone Changes

    February 18, 2008 by BobbyinNY

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    I usually like to see a pattern before I say that I really think zones are changing, but for the past 3 years in a row, we've had some of the warmest winters on record.. Last year the temps didn't get below 8f (and only 2x) and this year so far they haven't gotten below 11f - and most of the nighttime lows have been in the high 20's - low 30's - which would technically put us in a zone 8. Today it's a balmy 59f, and all the flowers are poking out of the ground. I'm just wondering if other people across the country are noticing the same thing.

    

    Last reply by gsytch, February 27, 2008
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    Comparing Climates

    February 19, 2008 by osideterry

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    I've been on this forum just over a year now, and it's been an education in learning about what others here experience. It's interesting finding people on the other side of the world with a similar climate. Our Southern California climate seems to be mirrored most by New Zealand, Southern Australia, Greece and maybe Spain. I wish there were more Mediterranean folks posting to compare notes with. Anyone else find people a world away with a similar climate?

    

    Last reply by JakeK, February 27, 2008
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    Wicked Weather

    February 18, 2008 by Alicehunter2000

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    Boy, its been raining cats and dogs, with tornado watches and lots of lightning up here in the North. Watch out East Coast, I think it is moving your way.

    

    Last reply by FRITO, February 23, 2008
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    Celsius and Fahrenheit Conversion

    February 22, 2008 by John in Andalucia

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    Having joined the IPS recently, I thought I'd offer everyone my rendering of a very useful Celsius and Fahrenheit converter! I didn't write the script myself of course, that was done by Dr. Gene Davis, who gave me permission to use it. Apparently, his company are part owners of several ranches in Mecca, CA, of which one is a date palm ranch. Small world then, that his script - which I know will be useful to many, should find its way to the IPS forum! (Oh, and you can visit my site to!) Looking forward to a lifetime of palmtalk! John Celsius and Fahrenheit converter: It's here!

    

    Last reply by PALM MOD, February 23, 2008
16. 

    What a strange year this is turning out to be...

    February 20, 2008 by Jeff in St Pete

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    It started raining around 4 pm today and we are having some very hard rains right now. Any other time of the year, I would expect this, but not February. February is usually sunny, hot and dry. We have had thunderstorms or just plain rain every afternoon for the last 4 days. It's been great not watering my plants in the shadehouse, but this is very strange for this time of year. In fact some friends of mine were just here and they chartered a small plane to fly back to San Jose. The flight was cancelled because of bad weather and they had to spend another night here. That is almost unheard of this time of year.

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, February 22, 2008
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    Rain during the dry season

    February 18, 2008 by Really full garden

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    We had a small sprinkle last week.Not enough to wet leaves.Last night we got almost four inches!This is unheard of on the coast.I have been here twenty years and it has never rained a drop in February.This would be like Miami getting a foot of snow in April.

    

    Last reply by Really full garden, February 21, 2008
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    Southern Madagascar hit by cyclone

    February 18, 2008 by Dave-Vero

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    IRIN News Weather Underground It hit the northern coast as an apparently very large category 3 storm, then moved southwest across the big island. This has to be bad news.

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, February 19, 2008
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    Flooding in Queensland

    January 24, 2008 by Walter John

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    Whilst we may be complaining about the cold or whatever , spare a thought for the residents and farmers of many Queensland towns and those of Northern New South Wales who have suffered major loss due to flood. How ironic, half the state of Queensland flooded the other half in drought, wow, Australia, she's tough. No wonder we like our footy, no helmets thank you. I wonder how some of our native palms went or will go with the iminent flooding of Rockhampton areas.

    

    Last reply by Daryl, February 18, 2008
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    Heavy rains hit many parts of Hawaii

    January 30, 2008 by Al in Kona

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    How are the rest of you Hawai`i guys doing from the heavy rains (thunderstorms) hitting our islands? How much have you recorded? For us in Kona the day started out very nice, then mid day I began to hear thunder rumbling and dark clouds appearing mauka (upslope). Thunder increased and by late afternoon we were having a deluge at times. Probably the heaviest rain I've seen here falling in such a short period of time. I recorded 83.5mm (2.5 inches) so far. The forecast says we can expect continued heavy showers at times thru tomorrow. Let's see how accurate they are on this one. I hope it clears out by Friday (Feb. 1) for the HIPS annual BBQ dinner and palm auction …

    

    Last reply by bgl, February 17, 2008
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    Possible Severe Weather Outbreak in Florida

    February 12, 2008 by Jason in Orlando

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    NWS and Accu-Weather are starting to talk about this for tomorrow night. Potential for tornadic storms in Central Florida. Here's an Accu-Weather link to a graphic and brief analysis: Florida Weather Graphic Just a heads up... Jason

    

    Last reply by ZoneTenNut, February 14, 2008
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    Spring is slipping into our bones...

    February 13, 2008 by Coloradoboi

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    Holy Moly! Todays high was 64 degrees! It felt like april. March is usually or snowiest month, but it's unlikely that we will see temps dip below 5 degrees again this winter. Here are just a few shots taken from the backyard. The sun is out for the first time in weeks! Photo taken from back patio. The snow is finally melting from my backyard. Here in colorado winter is far from over, but things are finally starting to warm up!

    

    Last reply by happ, February 14, 2008
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    Perfect Palm growing weather

    January 4, 2008 by Walter John

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    I got spears in my ears, she's a nigh on perfect weather here for palm growing presently, and whilst xmas is over for presentlies, she's a still seasons greetings here ladies and germs.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, February 12, 2008
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    Cooling/Heating Degre Days for selected locations

    February 2, 2008 by bubba

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    Update on this method of Climatic Observation.My earlier post explained the methodology,which identifies areas and their corresponding Heating/Cooling requirements.Specifically, this identifies areas of cold and hot that directly effect growth of plants and particularly Tropical Specimens. Texas- Brownsville-Cooling-192 hours;Heating-257 hours Harligen-Cooling-186 hours;Heating 317 hours Florida- Marathon-Cooling-600 hours; Heating-20 hours Miami-Cooling-518 hours;Heating-27 hours Ft. Lauderdale-Cooling-506 hours ; Heating-28 hours Naples-Cooling-333 hours; Heating-73 hours West Palm-Cooling-366 hours;Heating-63 hours Melbourne-Cooling-220 hours;Heating…

    

    Last reply by bubba, February 12, 2008
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    Rain soaked Spring Valley

    January 9, 2008 by MattyB

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    I guess this goes in this forum. Not only is SoCal wet but so is my living room. And basement

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, February 10, 2008
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    Climate zone of San Francisco

    February 5, 2008 by Tony from Europe

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    I'm interesting for know what climate zone is in S.F and how is his climate? Thanks Tony

    

    Last reply by siafu, February 8, 2008