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Long Hot Summer - down under 1 2
by Peter G- 64 replies
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Here we go, get that Style Council video out of the closet 37c on Saturday
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Severe Thunderstorm in Spring Valley, CA 1 2
by MattyB- 1 follower
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I've never seen anything like this in SoCal. We got 1/2" of rain in 10 minutes and 50 mph winds.
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INCREDIBLY wet August, Bone dry Sept 1 2
by gsytch- 63 replies
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After over 21" of rain in August, where nary a day went by without a downpour or deluge, Sept has been bone dry! Except for a few showers, nothing - nana - nada - no rainfall to speak of. If the ground under a tree is not wet, it doesnt count! Logged .10" that is 1/10 of an inch despite daily 90+ heat and mostly clear skies. Humidity has been moderate, but that also is drying. The palms are growing better now that it is drier. Everything is. I can see Bromeliads saying "thank you" to drier roots. Unfortunately, it is getting too dry because the non-likeitdrystuff (like that?) is not happy anymore!I am starting to see weeds wilt some now. Who'da thunk it a month ago? Oh w…
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United States Severe Weather 1 2
by JLM- 63 replies
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I got bored and started thinking, what if i create a thread specific to severe weather events? I thought about this partly because of the event that has occurred across portions of Texas and Oklahoma today, this activity is spreading over Arkansas as i type this. If you do not know, the Storm Prediction Center has 5 severe weather risk categories. Marginal (1/5) - 5% severe threat Slight (2/5) - 15% severe threat Enhanced (3/5) - 30% severe threat Moderate (4/5) - 45% severe threat High (5/5) - 60% severe threat So what do the percentages mean? Well, say you are under a Slight Risk, this means there is a 15% chance of seeing severe weather within a 25 …
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Winter Down South 1 2
by PalmsZA- 63 replies
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Hi chaps I never managed to get your replies off the old board as I only logged in yesterday to find the board had crashed. ( Bob - thanks for the new forum ). What did you guys type??? Cheers Dennis
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get ready socal 1 2
by MattyB- 63 replies
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Just reading about two storms that are supposed to hit us this weekend. snow level down to 2000 feet and several inches of rain for the coastal zone. what have you heard?
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Early Start to the Rainy Season? 1 2
by kinzyjr- 62 replies
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There was a significant downpour here yesterday, and weather.com reports 0.37 inches of rain. Some of my potted plants were drenched and it was raining when I got home again today. At least we won't have to deal with as bad a drought as we had last year at this time.
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Things that make you go hmmm 1 2
by Silas_Sancona- 1 follower
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It's early, but keeps showing up on the model runs.. A bit aggressively tonight. ( tidbits GFS 00z ) Plenty of time for change. But figure it's worth sharing. Tis' the season.. Around the 4th of Dec. 5th..
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A New Cold Front Sweeps Through 1 2
by _Keith- 61 replies
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Another quickie front will bring ours lows to 38 tonight in So. Louisiana. This is colder than normal for us, but not severe. These early cold snaps start the harden off process for us, so I don't mind them at all. It is back to the 80s again in a few days, but I was out eating some Citrus off the tree and all I can say is brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Long and Lat 1 2
by wendisplantation- 61 replies
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Hello all! I have a question re long and lat. Is it reasonable to expect that if I have a friend that is the same basic distance from prime meridian and equator, but opposite (me in the Northern hem and they in the southern) , that we could grow similar things, altitude being similar as well? I realize there is a lot more to it than just that, but I am curious if one could use long and lat to judge whether or not to TRY a particular species. There are so many plams that I want to try, but I have to pick and choose wisely because my makeshift greenhouse is fills up fast when 'winter' is coming.... Thanks ???
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January 2010 - Possible Arctic Outbreak 1 2
by jasons- 1 follower
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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…
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Cold in Queensland 1 2
by Cycadcenter- 61 replies
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Wal, Daryl, Clayton and all the other Queenslander's, just wondering how you faired in the cold snap. Just read that it only got up to 11 yesterday, coldest in 90 years with some pretty strong winds. We must have been about the same up in Childers as Bundy also only got up to 12. Bruce
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Aussie summer weather reports 1 2
by Tyrone- 1 follower
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This is one for the aussies. With all the cold weather threads flying around I thought it would be nice to discuss Oz weather somewhere. Of course others from other areas are welcome to join in. We've had some crazy weather this year so far, so let us know how you're going? Over here in the wild west it's been amazingly humid from about mid January. It's rare to see a day even in the high twenties. This morning I woke to a 23C min with a 22.2C dewpoint or 94% relative humidity. The sun is up and there's a humid haze everywhere. It's going to be an incredibly sticky 38C today. Best regards Tyrone
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Early January Freeze. 1 2
by cfkingfish- 1 follower
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I got up a little earlier this morning and looked at Wunderground, this is what I saw. http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=27.04283905&lon=-82.35276031&zoom=8&pin=Venice%2c%20FL I did not know how to save the page, but at 445am, it was 60F in Venice, and the Suncoast from Bradenton to Sanibel Island were all sitting between 57-62F. Oddly enough it was around 50F in Tampa, 48F in Naples, upper 30s to low 40s everywhere inland and south of Orlando, and mostly low 50s from West Palm to Miami. Even the northern Keys were colder than the Southwest coast here. I thought it was a misread temperature, so I went outside, and even with 30mph winds, I was no…
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Counting it down 1 2
by _Keith- 58 replies
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7:05PM, 36 degrees, So. Louisiana
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Freeze warning 1 2
by ghar41- 58 replies
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Ok..even though I am hoping for the best....it's time we look at preparing for the next three nights especially Monday night and early morning Tuesday the 18th and 19th, here in California. The information I am recieving is expecting a low of 25 F.
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Southern Spring 1 2
by Daryl- 57 replies
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Well, spring is most definitely here...all of those wonderful fragrances in the air and nice warm temperatures... A few 30c + days is good, and everything is looking rosy... Life should be so good! Daryl
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Global Warming Poll 1 2
by enigma99- 1 follower
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Please, no comments on the topic of Global Warming! I do not want this to be debated here and is simply a poll. There are a lot of debate for global warming in the forum, so I thought it would be fun to see an unscientific survey.
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California calling for drought State of Emergency 1 2
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 1 follower
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Scary facts about the looming drought: below normal rainfall to persist into March 2014 2013 driest year for Central and Northern California by a long shot since recorded weather history State of emergency for California being requested veggie prices will go through the roof fruit prices will go through the roof Abnormally high rainfall in Southeastern California (Riverside hills are green in December?) See references below California 2014 drought could send waves through US commodity markets http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppliers2/California-2014-drought-could-send-waves-through-US-commodity-markets Lawmakers including U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Congressm…
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What's the most tropical place? 1 2
by Xenon- 57 replies
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What is the most tropical place just based on temperature?
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What are your winter predictions? 1 2
by RyManUtah- 1 follower
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I’m hoping for a mild winter... seems the first freeze is coming a little early, though. Usually after thanksgiving, not before Halloween. How has autumn been for everyone?
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First Arctic blast 1 2
by NC_Palms- 1 follower
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Next week is going to be brutal for the Southeast. It will feel more like January than November here in Eastern North Carolina.
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Where does it start looking tropical for you? 1 2
by philinsydney- 56 replies
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We are lucky on the east coast because we have tropical-looking vegetation at least as far as 35S. the Illawarra district south of Sydney has fertile soils and a high rainfall, meaning there are large figs, bangalow palms and fan palms, flame trees and stinging trees growing wild. But when I am travelling north the landscape doesn't really resemble the tropics until I reach Grafton and the Clarence valley. Here all of a sudden there are sugarcane plantations on the river flats overlooked by timber houses on stilts, and some enormous Moreton Bay figs in the paddocks. There is nothing quite like this south of Coffs Harbour. Where do the pseudo-tropics start for you?
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FROST IN SO. CAL. 1 2
by roosty sado- 56 replies
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WELL, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE SANTA ANAS CAN GET EXTREMELY DRY AND COLD.NOT A GOOD COMBO FOR MARGINAL PALMS.TONIGHT MIGHT BE A BAD ONE SO GET OUT THE HOT WATER MISTERS OR SOMETHING.GOOD LUCK ! ESPECIALLY IN H.B.
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Earliest snowfall in Houston's history 1 2
by _Keith- 56 replies
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Today will go down as the earliest snowfall in Houston's history. Most school districts remain open, but HISD canceled after-school and weekend activities.
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