WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Fall in Florida 1 2
by Palmaceae- 43 replies
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What a beautiful day in SW Florida! Temp near 80, dew points in the upper 40's, what more can you ask for. I was actually able to work all day in the garden without having to come in every 30 minutes to rest and cool off. Too bad it was not like this all year round! Was able to finally turn off the air and open the windows, first time since early spring.
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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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We’ve had a bit of rain. 1 2
by Tyrone- 43 replies
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This year has been a wet one so far with about 2.5 times the rainfall we had this time last year. On Monday morning my area saw about 55mm of rain fall in 3.5hrs. This made the stream into my property start to flow and all my ponds and dams fill right up and flow into the river nearby. So far at the beginning of May we’ve had our average rainfall to the end of May. I took a few pics.
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Don't pack those frost cloths just yet. Brrrr!! 1 2
by NorCalKing- 43 replies
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Although this is still a little over 2 weeks out. Looks like the latest models have put virtually all of California, and Northern Mexico, into a pretty significant freeze (especially this late in the winter). I wonder if this an outlier, or a serious concern on the horizon?
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September Weather Thread 1 2
by osideterry- 43 replies
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No AC and it's too hot to work in the yard. My palms are in heaven, and life is good.
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Looked at my last water bill and here are the totals for 2006. Date Thous. Gallons Price 22-Dec-05 88 207.00 22-Feb-06 53 106.00 24-Apr-06 18 35.00 23-Jun-06 65 137.00 22-Aug-06 55 111.00 18-Oct-06 70 164.00 21-Dec-06 49 110.00 Totals 398 870.00
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First sub 40's 1 2
by Gonzer- 43 replies
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37.6° F at 5:20 am No worries, be happy.
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florida Florida Freeze and Weather Station Data 1 2
by kinzyjr- 1 follower
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NOAA makes weather records from the Florida stations available to download for free. Out of the 1,700+ stations, 358 contain at least some temperature data. If one were to download all of these records, import them into a database, and use some crafty SQL queries to generate sheets for each of the impact freezes it would provide a really good side-by-side resource to compare the microclimates in each region of Florida. That is exactly what has been done with the 0000_202011040720_F_SQL_v2.xlsx spreadsheet attached to this post. Each tab in the spreadsheet contains records for one of our unfortunate cold events. The records come sorted first by the TAG column, whi…
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Jarnuary 2010 Weather Thread 1 2
by Cristóbal- 42 replies
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¡ Feliz Año Nuevo ! Prosit Neujahr ! Bonne Année ! If you are in the north hemisphere this is the very worst month for your palms ! If you are in the south hemisphere this is the very best month ! How is the weather by you ?
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General 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Discussion 1 2
by JJPalmer- 2 followers
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Jumping off the FL-specific thread, I figured I'd start a general discussion on the release of the latest map by the USDA: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ Kicking things off, a few interesting things I've found: Inclusion of a significant amount of 10a throughout SE Louisiana including a small section in DT New Orleans along with a *very* small amount of 10b Northernmost extent of 10a extends into SW Oregon (Brookings) Poor representation of cold sinks in microclimates throughout the Rockies: Jefferson, CO hit -24f a couple of weeks ago during a fairly typical October cold snap, but they're listed at 5a (-20f to -15f) and will routinely fall …
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Florida Winter 1 2
by gsytch- 42 replies
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We have had quite a bit of warmth lately. After a chilly rainfall and 50's on Monday, and a chilly 44F at my house Tues morning - the coldest yet - it warmed to near 80F since then, with near 80-F to the low 80's expected thru Thursday. The week before was very similar except the one night chill was barely 50F. Sunny, breezy, not much rain since Halloween. The warmer it stays the more nervous I get. I have not even covered my one shadehouse with plastic yet. Too warm. It is ready to go up and on in an hour though, just in case! I love it but I do not want all this luscious growth to get zapped! Greg i 81F New Port Richey!
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FLORIDA DROUGHT 1 2
by gsytch- 2 followers
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It has been about 6 weeks since it last rained here. A long dry spell, even for Florida standards in fall. The forecast for the next 10 days - zero chance of rain. I have lived here a long time, and this is a long time to go without appreciable rainfall. We need some rain here badly yet long term says dry. I believe we may be in for some serious trouble if it doesn't begin raining soon.
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Strong Santa Ana Winds 1 2
by KMartin- 42 replies
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My staff writer wrote this up. Please be advised that if you live in the wind prone areas to protect your trees. I have taken my steps to do so. Here is a pre-caution. Take this as advice if you need advanced warning on these strong winds and need the info to protect. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - January 6, 2009 (SocalWeather.Org) Hurricane Force Santa Ana Winds Set To Pound Southern California Growing concerns that damaging Santa Ana Winds are about to hit Southern California prompts a Santa Ana Wind Watch. The Southern California Weather Authority has issued a Santa Ana Wind Watch effective this Friday until next week. The Santa Ana Wind pattern is upon us and w…
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CATASTROPHIC TYPHOON ............ 1 2
by trioderob- 1 follower
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worst storm to hit the Earth in decades about to decimate the P.I.
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HEAT ALERT for southern Cal.......... 1 2
by trioderob- 42 replies
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for the inland southern california growers: HEAT ALERT be sure your palms are watered tonight / tommorrow or they may die this week. super hot and dry conditions for the next 7 days
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Global warming: Has your plant climate zone changed? 1 2
by Sandy Loam- 2 followers
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Is it just here or has your climate zone also shifted in the past decade as a result of global warming? For the past seven years, mine has. I am supposed to be on the border of USDA zone 8b and 9a, but I have just had seven consecutive years of zone 9b winters, including at least one zone 10a winter too. I don't know whether this will be a permanent change, but I am taking risks by making zone 9b plantings now. 2010 was a zone 8b winter here, so I am definitely taking a risk based on the assumption that zone 8b is gone forever. Unfortunately, most of you outside the United States will not be familiar with USDA cold-hardiness zones (zones 1-13), but I have to r…
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Winter Results 1 2
by bubba- 42 replies
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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…
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NM Climate and Palms 1 2
by SailorBold- 42 replies
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I live in central New Mexico on the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert. It is quite a challenge to grow palms in this area due to low rainfall, high elevations, and cold winters. Most if not all palm trees planted in NM are located within this region. The USDA hardiness zones within NM range from 7a to 9a, and mostly within the Chihuahuan desert borders. It is classified as a high desert which differs in comparison to the low-subtropical Sonoran desert found in Arizona and California.
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Why am i considered 10a? 1 2
by tvold- 42 replies
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So I live in Golden Gate, which is basically a subsidiary of Naples and its a few miles east of downtown. On maps it is listed as a 10a hardiness zone, yet the coldest it gets here in winter is the lower 40s with a Cold Front. Winters here are windy however, which brings with it wind chill. Does this count towards the plant hardiness zone, or not? If not, I've NEVER seen it in the 30s here (besides like 2010) without factoring in wind chill.
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Could climate change be good? 1 2
by NC_Palms- 1 follower
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It is safe to say that as palm addicts, we have a bias towards the tropics and subtropics. So for the past few days, I have been wondering if climate change is as bad as it is being projected to be. Within the past few decades, we have been seeing an extraordinary growth of the global tropics and subtropics towards both poles. On average, the tropics expand toward the poles 93 miles per decade. This is very noticeable in Florida, where mangrove trees are being found as far north as Saint Augustine. I predict that it may be too late to reverse the effects of climate change. If this is true, we as a society will need to adapt to a tropical expanding world. This includ…
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Coldest night of year on tap 1 2
by NBTX11- 41 replies
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Well, tonight is the big one and probably the last one of the year. Supposed to go down to the mid 20s (24-26F). Coldest up until now has been 29F. On the positive note, we're supposed to have a good rebound, with 70s in the 7 day forecast next week. Perfect setup tonight for a hard radiational freeze. Temps are supposed to drop like a rock. It's already in the low 40s and the sun just went down. This makes 2 years in a row that the coldest night of year is in Feb, and not Dec or Jan. It's supposed to be getting warm around here, avg high is nearing 70F. I'm tired of this, bring on the heat.
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The Power of a Hurricane 1 2
by Jeff Searle- 41 replies
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I just found these pictures I took from Hurricane Wilma that hit South Florida,October of 05. This first one is looking into the shadehouse. For the people that have been to my nursery, this is probably a shock to see. It was for me that afternoon when I drove over there. This is looking out the back end of the first shadehouse. Jeff
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Plant Heat Zone Map 1 2
by chris78- 41 replies
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In 1997 the American Horticultural Society came out with the "AHS PLANT HEAT ZONE MAP".... It has 12 zones, and are based on the Average number of days per year that the temperature were 86F or above. It was developed because plants have heat requirements to grow, flower and fruit successfully. As we all know, zone 10 in Florida is a different animal than zone 10 in California. Many of the zone 10 palms that grow like weeds in Florida, struggle in zone 10 in California if they live at all. Lets face it, there are more zone 10 plants growing in zone 9 in Florida than than there are growing in zone 10 or 11 in California. The map places South Florida in zone 11 or 12.…
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Your dream climatic averages... 1 2
by Xenon- 1 follower
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Show us the climate of your dreams! Jonathan
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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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