WEATHER / CLIMATE

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   Climate for South American palms

   June 16, 2007 by philinsydney

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   For those of you who don't read UK Oasis, I thought you might find this climatic discussion on Syagrus and other palms interesting: http://www.ukoasis.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5517&start=20

   

   Last reply by Dave-Vero, June 17, 2007
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   The Bahamas and Cuba

   December 3, 2008 by bubba

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   Using the Wunderground product to check around some other locations. Obviously,it has been cool in Florida for this time of year.However,that coolness is not limited to just Florida. Prowling around with the Wundermap,I see many spots in the Bahamas are only in the high 60's and even Habana and much of Cuba is in the lower 70's during the afternoon. That is Cool stuff.I bet they are loving that!

   

   Last reply by SubTropicRay, December 4, 2008
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   Brahea armata

   May 17, 2007 by Bilbo

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   I planted one in 94 and its nearly 7' tall. Roughly when will it flower? I appreciate that will depend on many factors. It is in a warm, sunny position. I have certainly seen a few in flower at 10' and once in Spain at only 8' or so. Any opinions or is that an impsosible question? Many thanks for your help guys. Regardez Juan

   

   Last reply by sonoranfans, May 31, 2007
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   Seems it never rains in southern California

   January 18, 2010 by trioderob

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   Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya It pours, man it pours.................................

   

   Last reply by Davidl, January 18, 2010
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   01/30/07 Freeze Damage

   January 31, 2007 by Tag

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   Well, I thought that I had gotten out of this unscathed, but apperantly not. My two king palms are showing around 35 - 40 % leaf damage. This is very surprising to me. They survived 26 last year with frost and similar damage. We only got down to 30.2 last night, there was visible frost on the ground, but I did not notice any on these two palms. There was definitely frost on a C. Ochlandra, Pigmy Date, and Foxtail, but there is no noticaeable damage on any of those. I know that they'll pull through and look fine in a few months because they grow like weeds, but I thought they would be undamaged after last year. I am worried about the damage getting worse too, there …

   

   Last reply by falcon1988, January 31, 2007
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   what do you guys think of my lowest temps from 200 till now?

   December 3, 2022 by A User on Palmtalk

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   2000: 0 7a/6b 2001: 5 7a 2002: 0 7a/6b 2003: -2 6b 2004: -5 6b/6a 2005: -1 6b 2006: 3 7a 2007: -4 6b 2008: 2 7a 2009: -13 6a 2010: 4 7a 2011: -4 6b 2012: 5 7a 2013: -1 6b 2014: -14 5b 2015: -11 5b 2016: 0 6b/7a 2017: 5 7a 2018: -6 6a 2019: -13 5b 2020: 4 7a 2021: -3 6b 2022: -1 6b

   

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   Timelapse of NYC Metro Area Transition to Köppen Humid Subtropical

   September 13, 2024 by nyy_ct

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   RPReplay_Final1726195720.mov

   

   Last reply by Aceraceae, September 21, 2024

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   San Diego area microclimates

   May 18, 2017 by displaced_floridian

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   When looking up climate statistics, San Diego appears to have about the best climate for human comfort in the continental US. Jan. (coolest month) avg. 65/49, and Aug.(warmest month) 76/67. This seems almost ideal. But, these temps are only in a very small area of extreme coastal SD. Go inland just a few miles and you have a very different climate, with much higher highs and lower lows. Go North 20 miles and you also have lower lows and higher highs. Valleys and ridgetops also have a big impact. San Diego hasn't had a freeze since 1950, I think, but El Cajon, only about 15 mi. inland, freezes about every < 10 yrs with a January avg of 68/42 and August avg of 88/64. Som…

   

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    Farewell to the Solar Winter....

    August 2, 2021 by sipalms

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    Today marks the end of the Solar Winter for the Southern Hemisphere. (I.e. the 3 months making up the 6 weeks either side of the shortest day...) Farewell. I noticed this at Hagley Park last week. Looks like spring has already sprung. (mind the repost).

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, August 2, 2021

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    Snow in Los Angeles

    December 10, 2016 by JasonD

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    It hasn't snowed in downtown Los Angeles since 1962, but it used to do so every decade or so: Here's an article from KCET TV with lots of cool pictures.

    

    Last reply by PalmTreeDude, December 10, 2016

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    The Italian South is a subtropical paradise: Part 3

    October 3, 2020 by Texyn

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    Previous discussions on the matter can be found here: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/65273-the-italian-south-is-a-subtropical-paradise/ https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/65544-the-italian-south-is-a-subtropical-paradise-part-2 I will reiterate my case that the Italian South is a subtropical paradise, as @UK_Palms has been proven to be obnoxious troll with his rant. Even with the recent cold outbreaks that have happened this season thus far, many areas of the Italian South still have yet to go below 50F, especially in areas of Sicily, Apulia, and Calabria. That means that all the mentioned areas in winter will (and are) going t…

    

    Last reply by PALM MOD, October 3, 2020

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    It's all in the microclimate!

    January 5, 2014 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    This Morning there is a light offshore breeze under a pretty strong inversion layer, the strongest I've seen this year. With crystal clear skies, even though it was in the mid 70's yesterday, this Morning, low lying locations in the Santa Cruz Coastal Mountains are as low as 24F at 300 feet to 55F at 1,000 feet. That's a massive difference in temperature!

    

    Last reply by enigma99, January 7, 2014
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    whati is the thursday freeze prognosis for North FL

    January 14, 2024 by edbrown_III

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    what is a good site to get freeze forecast for Jacksonville and other cities in North Florida. Still have many plants to hustle in the big gree house ---- salute

    

    Last reply by Brian M, January 14, 2024

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    What the.....Barry?

    June 2, 2007 by cfkingfish

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    I have a small sale today at the nursery and theres a tropical storm NW of me. I never got the memo!

    

    Last reply by SunnyFl, June 3, 2007
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    Here We Go Again

    February 26, 2018 by sur4z

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    I hope not! The 2010 freeze killed my favorite palm...P. pacifica with 10 ft of wood. Winter isn’t over yet; March chill in Florida forecast

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, February 26, 2018

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    Hurricane Kathleen CALIFORNIA 1976

    August 25, 2016 by DoomsDave

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    I thought we didn't get 'canes here in Cali. Turns out I was wrong. There was a hurricane, Kathleen that reached the California and Arizona deserts in 1976. Didn't make the news that I can recall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Kathleen_(1976) Anyone have memories? "Hurricane Kathleen was a tropical cyclone that caused destructive impacts in California. On September 7, 1976, a tropical depression formed; two days later it accelerated north towards the Baja California Peninsula. Kathleen brushed the Pacific coast of the peninsula as a hurricane on September 9 and made landfall as a fast-moving tropical storm the next day. With its cir…

    

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    Heating cables

    November 2, 2012 by MKIVRYAN

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    Just wondering if anybody has any links to decently priced heating cables just in case the winter gets bad. TIA

    

    Last reply by bubba, November 6, 2012
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    How cold did it get? January 2019 low temps for some cities

    February 1, 2019 by Sabal_Louisiana

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    For many of these locations, readings may be the lowest temperatures of the winter. Displayed in degrees Fahrenheit US.pdf GLOBAL.pdf

    

    Last reply by enigma99, February 1, 2019
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    Fires then floods in Oz

    February 15, 2020 by sandgroper

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    A picture says a thousand words they reckon, these pics were taken in the same place 4 weeks apart.

    

    Last reply by Tyrone, February 22, 2020

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    La Nina Autumn 2020

    November 11, 2020 by Tracy

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    La Nina patterns or cooler equatorial sea surface temps from the Central Pacific through to the Easter Tropical Pacific are occurring right now. These patterns often lead to dry and clear Autumn and Winter weather patterns here in Southern California where I live. The west coast just experienced a typical La Nina weather pattern last weekend with an inside slider storm coming down the coast with strong winds and leaving us now with cool dry nights and no marine layer. I hope that this isn't a sign of what is to come as we get deeper into Autumn and enter Winter. With clear skies, I bottomed out at 39 degrees last night, and even the weather station at Moonlight Beach …

    

    Last reply by DCA_Palm_Fan, November 18, 2020

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    Filifera Eclipse photos!

    October 16, 2023 by SailorBold

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    Was lucky to see the "Ring of Fire" eclipse on Saturday morning.. It made beautiful and striking shadows that shimmered.. here are some pictures I took of the shadows.. coming off my Washingtonia Filiferas and Eucalyptus.. It was really fascinating..the weather was perfect for it..not a cloud in the sky. Im also attaching some of my weather station data which recorded a temperature drop! I figured Id share because from what I understand it won't happen here for another 300 years!

    

    Last reply by SeanK, October 16, 2023

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    they are calling for an EL NINO down under...........

    November 20, 2014 by trioderob

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    looks like the Blokes down under are now stating the the first sign of EL NINO have begun http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/el-nino-to-bring-a-hot-dry-summer-20141118-11p4a2.html

    

    Last reply by Pip, November 20, 2014
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    Cali warmup

    January 7, 2014 by enigma99

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    Here comes the warmth starting this weekend. Palms should be happy.. As I said, Jan 14th is a magic date for us in NorCal and it's right on target for this year.

    

    Last reply by enigma99, January 16, 2014
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    Off Season California Rain?

    July 18, 2015 by Jubaea

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    In June we picked up over 3/4" of rain, which is really unusual for Santa Barbara for the normally dry month of June. This was a 1 day rain event that lasted most of the day. Now they are predicting tropical moisture and a cold front to pass by here this weekend/early next week and . I'm wondering what we may get here with this other unusual situation. I hope this materializes and that it is the precursor for the rainy season.

    

    Last reply by George Sparkman, July 18, 2015
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    Weathermen do have a sense of humor

    January 14, 2007 by galveston1602

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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 …

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, January 15, 2007