WEATHER / CLIMATE
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2:00 am - 44.4 F 5:25 am - 36.6 F
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So I am not exaggerating when I say that this spring has been the coldest on record and the absolute worst that I have ever endured. It has been absolutely dreadful here, even by UK standards. The whole of the UK and most of Europe has been affected by unseasonably low temperatures for about 6-7 weeks now, since early April. The whole of 2021 has been pretty bad for here and the rest of Europe with below average temperatures and snow/freeze events in both January and February. Although March was okay and marginally above average, temperature-wise, both April and May have turned out to be the coldest spring months on record for the UK and most of Europe. I have spoke…
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It sounds ridiculous with such warm weather around but the NAO and AO will be very negative in a week or so. With the lagging effects usually arriving a week or two later, the potential is there for a significant freeze in Florida. I haven't seen these two teleconnections look like this simultaneously since January 2010. Of course if there's limited cold air in Canada, it doesn't matter what the pattern looks like. All I can say is the door will be wide open. Keep an eye on the upcoming forecasts. Hopefully nothing will come of it.
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Dec.1,2009-Kendall,Fl.-83F. Dec. 2,2009-Boca,Fl-87F I am busy and need help. Please chip in and all disputes will either be neglected or settled by coin toss.
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Got some much needed rain today, nice frontal band quenched many a thirsty garden in the state, central part on down. Other than a few cold episodes, the entire state has had a pretty decent winter. Come Spring, things should be cranking!
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The 2014 El Nino could be a record monster El Nino, experts predict. See http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/04/this-years-el-nino-could-grow-monster. Global warming is in full swing, and this monster is only going to contribute to more record warmth. It's gonna be a scorching hot Summer out West, and it's gonna be a warm wet Winter as well. Predictions of the nasty El Nino have already affected the Indian stock market, stay tuned, could be some serious carnage out there.
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Anyone Got Any Hunches About Winter Being Over In South Texas And The Gulf Coast? 1 2 3 4 5
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Hi Everyone, Anyone out there got any hunches or data showing that winter is over for South Texas and the Gulf Coast. Let me know. Thanks. John
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Hello, I was just reading the worst freezes thead and ran accross Darnell's Dictum. Anyway, what plants define a USDA zone? What should I be looking for? How can you know how old the defining plants are? For example, I live in the boonies and there are very few interesting palms planted. I guess the farmers that owned the land here previously were not interested in Royal palms, Coconuts etc. However, there are large "groves" of bananas around with fruit, large Ficus elastica trees - the largest being about 50' in height just accross the street in an old home's front yard. Several other smaller 'weeping fig' trees maybe to the largest being 30-40' in height. There are c…
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Well we all hate this season, but how is it going in your part of the world. We started with a 26C day, then the next we had thunderstorms and some heavy rain then it cleared by noon and got to 24C. This morning I woke to a cloud forest in my garden, with mist and thick fog in the canopy and water condensing and running off everything. The palms are springing open new leaves everywhere. Best regards Tyrone
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nice weather coming to california almost 80s by the end of the week the palms are in 7th heaven
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I wanted to continue Ray's, Potential for Florida Freeze in January thread. It's a new month but we still have several more weeks of possible cold weather. About ten days out but I saw this model for Thursday, February 11. Lots of cold air pouring down to the Gulf and Florida.
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I believe it to be true. Just sayin'
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63.7 here for the low this morning at 7:21am. Looks to be another 80ish day, sunny & nice breeze off ocean.
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First cyclone of the season has made it's appearance in the western Indian Ocean, TC Anais. Currently it's moving slowly south west towards Madagascar with sustained winds (1 minute average) of 185kph (100 kts) and gusts to 230kph (125 kts). The system is moving into an area of cooler water and into increased vertical wind shear causing a weakening. Within 4 days it's expected to begin swinging more southwards bringing it between La Reunion and Madagascar and weakening to a tropical low.
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There is good likelihood that the rainy season will kick in next week. Models show good moisture and seabreeze collisions with the S and E flow over Florida. This is great news for rain. While the potential for hail exists in early season storms, it appears that everything will moisten up for those wonderful afternoon and evenings showers and storms. It has been very dry for 2 weeks. Comfortable, but dry. Let us hope for some good palm growing weather!....Papa needs to fertilize!
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the jet stream has taken an incredible dip into southern cal and will be pouring very cold dry air into the area which originated where the polar bears live in the Hudson Bay. in low lying areas and at elevation - a palm killing "hard freeze" may occur Wen night
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California, Arizona,Texas and Florida consistently are the States with the Highest Maximum Winter temperature.November 29,2007 Fort Myers,Florida was reported as having the highest temperature in the Continental US.That is interesting because I saw Cocoa Beach reporting 90 degrees F.around 3:00PM.I also think the Highest Low would be interesting.I think Key West took that yesterday with 76 degrees F.Any States challenge these numbers?
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http://raleighwx.easternuswx.com/models/gf...nomalyNA216.gif This is a model outlook West Coast meteorologists are looking at. A strong high pressure system sets up over Alaska & descending winds usher in a very cold airmass over Nevada. This is the type of dynamics that can bring us a serious freeze [comes in the "back door" without the benefit of the Pacific ocean to warm the air mass like in 1990 & 2007]. This model is well over a week away & things can change considerably so it is too early to panic. Ten days out is considered a "marginal" forecast. Stay tuned
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They mention on the news at noon that they except the weather to continue to be more hot and dry all the way to October. Seem every years we have always been hot and dry, thats what are summers are like. So glad we got all that rain last week when we did.
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As usual for here the first day of spring was lovely and warm and the night reasonably mild in comparison to what I have been experiencing. 34mm of rain this week, no more freezing wind either. All is right with the world. I have dusted off the spade and been planting palms and few other pretties. Now my spending fingers are getting itchy and my baby blues are on the alert for fresh prey to purchase. Peachy
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Well as we transition from winter to summer, I think this probably warrants a post. Some devastating bush fires on Saturday evening in northwest England. It's like something you would expect to see in Australia or Greece during their summer. I'm now hearing that a cigarette butt may have caused this inferno below near Liverpool! An entire nature reserve lost and 800 people evacuated from their homes. How the actual hell does a 'wetland' catch on fire in March!? This is crazy... The scale of the damage on Sunday morning As if that isn't enough, another fire was absolutely raging i…
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Cyclone Anthony came ashore last night around Bowen as a Cat 2 cyclone. Next in line is Cyclone Yasi which looks to be the big one for the year. Here is a projected path track: http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh1111.gif Good luck to everyone up the coast. Bruce Fallbrook/ Childers
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So where did our beloved El Nino go? Apparently the SST conditions have dropped below El Nino and the NWS has recently dropped the chance of an El Nino to 60%. This does not bode well for drought relief and would also explain why an even more Easterly pattern to the polar vortexes is expected. This means even less rain in California but at least freezes will be well to the East of the rockies. http://www.vox.com/2014/8/13/5994771/scientists-were-expecting-a-monster-el-nino-this-year-so-where-did-it
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Where's Summer 1 2 3 4
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Today across much of California temperatures were up to 20 degrees below normal. With the exception of a few warm weekends the weather has been remarkably cool and somewhat cloudy since April. The models suggests no change in this pattern. Today: LA: 74F\ 23.3C San Diego: 65F\ 18.3C Palm Springs: 89F\ 31.6C San Francisco: 70F\ 21.1C My house: 70F
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Dec 2013 California Freeze Watch 1 2 3 4
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So at to not mislead folks in Southern California, I am going to use this thread to post daily updates from the various meteorological sources on next week's forecasted Yukon Express which is now going to affect mostly Central and Northern California. This is not a 2007 repeat. Socal NWS calls for threats of hard freezes in Southern California's upper deserts and far inland valleys, but it's not likely that Southern California's coastal zones will experience anything worse than maybe a few degrees below 45F. At least that's what the current forecasts are saying. As of Saturday Morning, the GFS has the bulk of the energy aimed over inland Central California, with a rap…
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