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California freeze data
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 13 replies
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Comments and info are spread all over the place here on this board. I'm proposing a specific thread that we can share data re location , elevation, duration, lows/highs, wind/no wind, as well as effects, good or bad. We need to learn from our losses..share what worked and what didn't. Also visit freinds garden who aren't PalmTalkers, and gather info. Kinda like CRDB, but Calif specific. Lets share ideas on this thread, and maybe post the DATA thread as a sticky once we figure out format..thoughts? PS..sorry I let you guys down with no 'Countdown to disaster...Trilogy' last night...I just didn't want to play anymore
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Are the zones still the same?
by Palmy- 11 replies
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As many of you know, there has been a very cold freeze in the west. My question is do zones change becuase of it getting so cold. After this freeze am I still zone 9b, considering it was 21f? I hear it was in the mid/upper teens in the 1990 freeze and the zones did not change. As much as I would love to say Im 9b, its very hard to grow 9b species here. Still 9b? 4 days of under 25F, 3 just recently and 1 earlier this year.
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Monday "mourning" quarterbacking
by tropicalb- 15 replies
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6:30 am and it's 33F in the coldest part of my backyard. Going over to Dad's place a little later to uncover the damaged kings, and hope not see any more newly damaged plants, given the effort put forth to protect them last night...I can bet you that it got down into the low 20's over there again last night. I'll post photos on this thread later. due to a combination of location and cold-hardiness I believe, species there that showed only slight damage as of yesterday include : Brahea armata Brahea nitida Livistona chinensis Livistona decipiens Livistona australis Dioon spinulosum Cycas taitungensis Cycas revoluta Trachycarpus fortunei Chamaerops humilus v…
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Weathermen do have a sense of humor
by galveston1602- 1 reply
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While reading through the local discussion I came across this and thought it was worth posting.... needles to say it was a long discussion and pay attention to the last sentence Problem 3: one of the very few times I hope a forecast busts...but it appears southeast Texas could see some significant ice problems early in the week as colder air filters in and overrunning moisture and disturbances prolong the precipitation into midweek. Threat appears to begin late Monday afternoon across northern portions of the County Warning Area as temperatures fall below freezing. Then as the remainder of the area falls below freezing Monday nt...threat expands to almost …
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Pics of cold
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 26 replies
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Those of you in tropical areas may wish to avert your eyes. I turned my avocado irrigation on about 2230 last night. These are some pics of ice that formed, and this is up near the house, on top of the hill... Ph Rupicola Para Tortor seedlings (rabbit wire solid ice)
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Countdown to disaster 1 2
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 43 replies
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1715...35 degrees, down from 41 degrees 30 min ago. Hold on to your fur lined underlovelies again, this one's gonna get bad...
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The Impending Big SoCal Freeze
by tropicalb- 17 replies
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Okay...so featured below is what i did today to combat the impending inclement (to say the least!) weather...took all the stuff that wasn't very well protected medium-hard-to-find-not-very-cold-hardy-palms and put them in the coldframe. Took all the palms and cycads that were in the coldframe and did THIS (Someone please tell my wife I'm NOT crazy...here is my living room tonight): another view of the same room: still one more view (wanna have some fun? how many species of palms and cycads can you identify?)
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This Socal weather sucks... 1 2
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 41 replies
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I feel like I must have clicked my heels and wound up in Kansas somehow. Cold and wind, gusting to 50+ mph. It's like a fricken hurricane outside. I picked a great year to plant my field nursery...record heat this summer(up to 118f), with oppressive heat for weeks on end. Then many hours of subfreezing temps in Dec, and now this....If my plants survive this winter, it will be a miracle. I think I'll go clean the 1/2 ton of debris out of my pool now....
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Please tell me this is wrong....
by epicure3- 2 replies
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The NWS has dropped my low Saturday night from 35 to 27. Lindburgh Field in downtown SD has a forecast low that went from 40 to 33. don't want to beleive it. Mistake? In addition, we are now under a tsunami warning. Time to re-read my Book of Revelation under the sub-title, apocalypse.
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Frost advisory now posted ...
by epicure3- 9 replies
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....get out your long underwear.
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The Accuweather alarmist
by SubTropicRay- 7 replies
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"The unseasonably warm winter experienced by much of the country is likely to "turn on a dime," in the words of AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi. "Long-range forecasting expert Bastardi points out that it change in the weather pattern will be long-lasting or produce heavy amounts of snow. However, he believes that if the weather pattern reaches its full potential, the dramatic change from warmth to cold could result in "one of the top-five coldest 30-day stretches in the past half century". Take your grain of salt every morning with water.
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Growing Zones
by sebastian- 4 replies
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Okay this may have already been said and talked about? Ive never needed to take an interest in climate zones due to living/gardening in a subtropical climate. But now looking around it seems a bit of a mess with and zones not really a realiable source of what you can grow. Why I say this is Max lows are fine to go by in one sence to stop planting plants that will die in the first chill. But what about the heat factor??? the thing that makes plants grow??? Take for instance coastal Melbourne in victoria Australia it sits in a temperate climate with long cold winters but the lows rarely if ever go below 0C the summers are short and vary from one day being 17…
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Cold blast #2 in NorCal
by John Case- 0 replies
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All, Prepare yourself for a week of sub-30's (with a potential low of 23) starting Friday. I am hoping that the Arctic dip is held off by what remains of a Pacific High that has been dissapating more slowly than predicted. Maybe we need some hot air from Sacramento to ward this off. Is the assembly in session?
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NOR CAL HARD FREEZE
by ghar41- 1 reply
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This website it generally regarded as conservative in their forcasts.... http://www.weather.com/weather....ational
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No Golden Gumboot this year !
by aussiearoids- 4 replies
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Tully has had a very dry year with only 4200mm of rain so far ( thats 165" ) , so unless it pours down tomorrow Babinda is going to win this year with over 5400mm of rain [not including unavailable figures for August], thats 212". There has been a friendly competition going for many years between these 2 towns for the title of wettest town in Qld. The wettest place is actually the top of Mt Bartle Frere with nearly 1m a month , but no one lives there . Its the highest mountain in Qld at 1622m [5320']
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What's Up? How Cold in Cali?
by happ- 1 reply
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The much touted "Cold Spell" is receiving lots of attention & opinions. At best it should be bad news for frost-prone areas like Oceanside plain/Vista/San Marcos/El Cajon. Metro areas should stay above 40F though NWS predicts 39F in San Francisco Saturday morning. Bay Area will be especially cold in areas away from the water. Wind may be the worst part of the system since the cold dry air massing in western Canada will ride a low pressure into the PacNW/RockyMts forcing/funneling tight millibars. So long as it stays windy the night temps will modify but super dry air will cause damage. It is strongly urged to irrigate heavily before this event. Hope for…
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2007 To Be The Hottest Year?
by Scott- 6 replies
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If this is redundant, I'm sorry. As most already know, it's forecasted to be hotter than last year. But taking into consideration the 117F local conditions last year, and this is going to be felt worldwide - so they say - couldn't this push even heat loving palms to the limits? And the predictions of dwindling snowcaps and decreasing water supply, and the inevitable power outages. (a swealtering emoticon would go good here) I'm just curious, what are some of you doing to prepare for this, if anything? For your palms and yourselves. Perhaps some ready-to-go sun-cloth shade structure that is removable. I've tried working this out, thinking wise. Has anybody else? M…
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Rainfall tally for 2006
by SubTropicRay- 16 replies
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The airport in Tampa has recorded just shy of 57 inches (1448 mm). What's your local rain tally for the year? Ray
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I was looking at weather.com and the weather doesnt look likes going to be pretty. Noaa calls for snow showers lowering down to around 1000 with lows in the mid 20's around January 11. The next days it says it will be in the mid to upper 20's. I have found weather.com to be very conservative. Weather is calling for a low of 36 in SF. weather.com also says mid 20's throughout central valley. Just a heads up folks.
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indicators of hardiness zones 1 2
by Jimbean- 66 replies
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What are some good tree indications of each hardiness zone? i.e. Brazilian pepper for 9b Royals for 10a Etc.
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No changes on the long range forecast, a very slight drop in temperatures but generally continuing to be unseasonally mild. This morning at 06:34 it is 13°C/55°F, which is a few degrees warmer than forecast.
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2006 warmest year ever!
by Exotic Life- 6 replies
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2006 was for the netherlands the warmest year ever when the start to hold the weather statics. 2006 May to warm 2006 June to warm 2006 July a lot of heat 2006 August normal, but we broke the rain record, this was one of the wettest month ever. 2006 September to warm 2006 Oktober to warm 2006 November to warm 2006 Warmest autemm ever 2006 December to warm 2006 Warmest year ever ... So when is this going to stop ? Januari start to warm ... and it look like the tempeture's don't going to change the next 10-15 day's ... maybe the warmest winter ever ? Maybe 2007 also a very warm year ? You never know ... we will see but because this weather a can grow a lot m…
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For the benefit of the growing number of (primarily) Southern Californians who have property here in Leilani Estates, but spend a good amount of time on the U.S. Mainland, I'll post some rainfall updates every now and then to keep you informed of the situation here. Last 24 hours: 0.06 inches Last 72 hours: 0.06 inches Last 7 days: 0.14 inches June 2006: 4.55 inches (June 2005: 14.67 inches) May 2006: 21.07 inches (May 2005: 3.32 inches) 01 Jan-30 Jun 2006: 77.47 inches (01 Jan-30 Jun 2005: 68.25 inches). Any questions, or if you want more specific info, let me know. Bo
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A U.S. weather blurb from Accuweather
by SubTropicRay- 2 replies
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"Cold Air Shots Are Not A Pattern Change Wednesday, January 03, 2007 I DON'T SEE A MAJOR PATTERN COMING YET, ONLY SHOTS OF COLD AIR, AND THAT REALLY IS NOT A PATTERN CHANGE IF IT WARMS UP AFTERWARDS.... Video will be on when I get in the office...Snow map is coming today for the storm in the Plains and Great Lakes... I know, I know, I know ... the talk out there amongst many meteorologists that a major pattern change is coming, but I just don't see it yet. Below are the graphs of the Arctic Oscillation (AO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Pacific/North America Oscillation (PNA). Notice that the AO is forecasted to tank negative which is what people are…
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El Nino status as of December 31
by SubTropicRay- 6 replies
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Contrary to some weather reports, El Nino is not weakening yet. The following is from the U.S. Climate Prediction Center: PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION FOR MONTHLY OUTLOOK NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 830 AM EST SUN DEC 31 2006 30-DAY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION FOR JANUARY 2007 - REVISED BELOW AT THE BOTTOM IS THE OLD PMD FOR JANUARY 2007 AS OF THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. WITH THE BENEFIT OF SHORT RANGE TOOLS BEING AVAILABLE AT THE END OF DECEMBER WE CAN NOW ADD THE FOLLOWING. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURE IS CONCERNED THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LONG-LEAD FORECAST FOR JANUARY AND THE SHORT TERM TOOLS - A CONSIDERATION THAT BOOSTS THE PROBABILITIES OF THE OU…
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