WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Possible TS/Hurricane - Hermine
by Palmaceae- 39 replies
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Everyone in Florida, especially South Florida and the Gulf Coast needs to watch the forecasts for this coming Sunday through early next week as there is a Tropical wave in the Eastern Caribbean that could cause us some issues. This is that the European models show this morning, a TS or Cat 1 hurricane over South Florida late this weekend, then headed to Texas/Louisiana as a possible Cat 3. This is only one model and the others show some differences such as the GFS shows it as a wave over Florida, so I pray that this does not become a storm and especially over Louisiana as they certainly do not need anymore rain. The European model is usually the more accurate model…
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February 2009 Weather Thread
by _Keith- 39 replies
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It is a normal start to February here in Louisiana. Mid to upper 30s for lows, and moving into the low 70s for highs. Most years, winter is just about over by mid February. Post your February weather here.
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Using annual minimums from 1997-2021, the average annual minimum for College Station was 21.92 degrees. That puts us well into hardiness zone 9a! I'm so happy. 1997: 23 (9a) 1998: 24 (9a) 1999: 24 (9a) 2000: 19 (8b) 2001: 24 (9a) 2002: 17 (8b) 2003: 24 (9a) 2004: 25 (9a/9b) 2005: 24 (9a) 2006: 26 (9b) 2007: 21 (9a) 2008: 25 (9a/9b) 2009: 24 (9a) 2010: 18 (8b) 2011: 19 (8b) 2012: 28 (9b) 2013: 28 (9b) 2014: 19 (8b) 2015: 22 (9a) 2016: 22 (9a) 2017: 17 (8b) 2018: 15 (8a/8b) 2019: 26 (9b) 2020: 29 (9b) 2021: 5 (7a/7b) I finally decided it was time…
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San Diego BURRRR!!!
by surferjr- 39 replies
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Don't know if our checking your high low gauges but I record in the front of my yard 40F and 44 in the back this morning. Down in the valley my car read 36F @ 6am. Winter is here!
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High Winds and Wildfires in Oregon
by Chester B- 1 follower
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Overnight we had dozens of wildfires start up in our State. Over 100,000 without power this morning in the Portland area, due to fallen trees and limbs from high winds with many causing localized fires. The winds and high heat are expected to continue and evacuations are occurring as we speak. So far no large fires close to the city, although there were some reports of ashes falling. Video from yesterday as the winds moved in.
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Comparing Climates
by osideterry- 39 replies
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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?
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World Weather for June
by Palmy- 38 replies
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Transition from May to June is already done. In Germany we have had heavy rain two times a week. No palms here though!
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Pool as heat source
by Zeeth- 1 follower
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My mom and I were discussing plans for her next house (which will be in the 9b-ish side of Manatee county). She wants to do a planting where there is a heated pool (non screened in) with pavers around it, and a coconut palm planted on the edge of the pool sideways so that it curves and leans out over the water. I thought that this probably would create an excellent microclimate for the coconut, as the heat off the pool would warm the coco when temps drop below freezing. Would this work well? I was wondering if the steam would only create frost, or if it would protect the coconut completely from freezes so it never gets damaged. What temp do you think the pool water should…
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Indialantic, FL climate question
by Yunder Wækraus- 1 follower
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Greetings, Y'all :-) This is my first-ever post, so please forgive me if I've placed the question in the wrong location. I was born in Florida (4th generation to live there), but I've been living in CA for most of my life. My wife and I just sold our Fairfield, CA house (USDA 9b, Sunset 14), and we're trying to purchase a home in Indialantic near some of my first cousins. Our little garden in Fairfield included a nice selection of unusual (for Solano County) tropical and subtropical plants, including king palms, which had survived the freeze of 2013 without protection, young dragon trees, and a floss silk tree. I really want to turn the house we're trying to purchas…
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COLD in FL, BRRR!
by NatureGirl- 2 followers
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Wow, I was shocked how cold it got here in Satellite Beach last night. Don't remember temps like these ever in Nov. More like end of Dec weather. I woke up at 5:30 am to 44F! Then by sunrise it had dropped another 2 degrees to 42F. Luckily I did decide to bring in my seedlings. It's only 57F right now at 12:30. They are forecasting 45F again for tonight.
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Cold Protection Help
by NBTX11- 37 replies
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Well, we started out with a low of 27 tonight. Now, weather underground is saying 23-24, which means it could get as low as 20F. Weather.com still says 27, so who knows, maybe it won't get that cold. I wasn't worried until they kept revising the temps, now I am worried about the attached queen palm. Last year it got down to around 23F and it burned about 40-50%, but recovered in spring fairly fast. It is now very established and strong despite how young it is, so I doubt 23-24 will harm it at all, but I am worried about the what if temp of 20. Palm is about 8 ft tall or so. Would you protect this palm, if so how. All my other stuff is hardy and doesn't nee…
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Uh Oh....not good
by SubTropicRay- 37 replies
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Apparently there is a 11a near Capistrano. Anywhere else you can attest to or personally know of?
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Aussie Weather/Climate
by Walter John- 37 replies
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Aussie climate A quick look at major cities
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Rain, to relieve the California Pain?
by DoomsDave- 37 replies
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Got a bit of rain yesterday. A nice, gentle shower to read palm books by while cooking up some Palm Society Stew. We got about half an inch to an inch in La Habra. How about the rest of you Californians?
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Cold blast in N. Calif.
by PalmGuyWC- 37 replies
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Hey Folks, The nightly lows will be in the 20's the next few nights. Upper twentys, the forcasters say but I don't believe them. It's only 43 F now and it's mid day. It was 31 here this morning and a white frost. To cover them, or not? I don't know. I think my Bismarkia will be cold tested in the next few days. I'm not covering. Damn, why didn't I move to Hawaii 30 years ago when I could have?? I HATE winter!!! Dick
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Cold in Cali Again!
by happ- 37 replies
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After yesterday's very disappointing storm [cold fronts bring wind & a very little rain a mini plunge of polar air follows. Expect minimums in the 30's inland except were it is windy. 40's across basin. This is cold air blowing strongly over California [gusts over 30 mph at my location]. As long as it stays in the "blowing" stage, we are safe. But this week will be cooler than normal w/ some clouds at times [& probably no rain. El Nino is slipping way Incredible visibility of over 50 miles. Santa Catalina Is looks so close This always seems the pattern during Academy Awards night. ???
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Your last frost date is…?
by Palm crazy- 37 replies
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I have the feeling this year will be a very long growing season for us on the West coast. I doubt it will freeze this march at my place. Last frost date here was Feb. 22 @ 32F/0C.
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florida Florida Freeze and Weather Station Data
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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Get on your Trike
by bubba- 36 replies
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Ike is looking like one mean Cat.That nasty eyewall is eery.The Spagetti is all pointing to South Florida.Can you say 140 MPH! I am not boarding up yet.Grandad always said the Bad ones that hit here(Cape Verde's) always hit Puerto Rico.Ike is far higher than Puerto Rico. Reading Weather Updates on Hurricanes is like reading Razzmotazz.You know.The sociopathy of the Abernathy...Just hope Ike does not hit PR and does a David on us and our Palms.
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Where's Winter
by trioderob- 1 follower
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when will winter start this year in southern california ? will it be a hot and mild one ?
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Freeze Warning is way South again
by Ken Johnson- 1 follower
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I was planning ahead to next weeks work and looked at Tuesday. We may have a big ass storm then. Also did ya'lls see the storm headed to Europe? May be a huge mess over there. I like all the winter rain, much more than usuall here but wind is starting to rip things up. Tonight there may be snow in Georgia...Again!
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November 2010
by Walter John- 36 replies
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4 days in and "it's raining again" (a la Supertramp). Below average temps for the first days of Nov here at the Mana. Rain/showers predicted for the next 5 days too. How's the month treating your neck of the woods everyone, north or south hemi ?
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The Rain Comes Again to the Co-Cal Coastal Plain
by DoomsDave- 36 replies
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Well, we're getting rain again, like we have all day, an alfresco car wash, the Green Monster is the shiniest she's been in a couple of weeks. So far, about half an inch, I'm a bit disappointed . . . . How about the rest of you? Oh, and nothing personal to you in Spain! Hole!
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How possible is this projected hardiness zone map?
by General Sylvester D. Palm- 2 followers
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Seeing Myrtle Beach as 8b and Virginia Beach as 9a seems super unlikely this far into the future. Does anyone know if this is a reputable projected hardiness zone map?
