WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Early summers is almost there!
by EastCanadaTropicals- 1 reply
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Hello fellow palmtalkers, I checked the morning forecast now, and It was 17c, I went outside, and it was pretty warm.
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As Yesterday was the 120th anniversary of the 1899 arctic outbreak I thought I would link to this 1988 abstract detailing the event. It also touches on the arctic outbreaks of Jan 1982 and Jan 1985 at the end of the paper. Obviously it was written a year to early to include the outbreak of 1989 that I remember witnessing the aftermath of that February while visiting the Stuart area during my winter break in high school. Arctic outbreak of 1899
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Current Winds - San Diego
by MattyB- 1 reply
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My dad found this link to a graphic of the current winds, updated every 10 minutes. We're up in Alpine right now and it's pretty darn windy with and Easterly Santa Ana wind. If you know the topography of San Diego it's interesting to link the terrain with the wind. Like you can see how the East wind comes down the San Pasqual valley in Escondido and hits the mountain by Lake Hodges and really roars. Or how the flat, low desert of Imperial Valley suddenly raises up to the mountains and it really ramps up. Current Winds Link
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Deep South Italy and South East Spain still has the Best climate for Tropicals in the Mediterranean
by veeman55- 1 reply
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Israel Turkey Greece Cyprus Malta Southern France Balkans and North Africa still get bad frosts for delicate plants. So that Leaves Deep South Boot Italy including Lampedusa and Linosa and Deep South Eastern Spain from Marbella to Cabo de Gata as the best frost free climate in the whole Mediterranean.
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Drought Broken, Darwin
by greysrigging- 1 reply
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The 1st of October is the official start of the Wet Season in the Top End of the Northern Territory. And as if it was scripted, we had a beautiful little downpour about 9.00am this morning. This was the first rain in the Leanyer ( my suburb ) gauge since 28th April, ie; 5 full calendar months without rain. Without checking official records it would be right up there with the longest droughts recorded. We have an extreme Wet/Dry monsoonal climate that is hard on man,beast and palms. Last 'wet' I recorded 100" until the end of April and not a drop since until this mornings welcome rain. I shudder to think what my next water bill is gunna read.....I have been pouring it on t…
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Warming Up!
by PalmTreeDude- 1 reply
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The lows and the highs are finally starting to rise in temperature as spring approaches! Today it was 81 degrees F and was sunny, a few of my (non palm) plants are starting to come up. Now the lowest lows are in the high 20s and low 30s. How is your weather?
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nws NWS - New Look for 3-day Weather
by kinzyjr- 1 reply
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It looks like the NWS records are starting to include tenths of a degree:
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It's raining yea!
by Palm crazy- 0 replies
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Its been a really dry summer here and we finally are getting one day of rain, all day that is... this will be the third time it has rain this whole summer the other two time was only for a few hours but today its 90% and that should really help make the garden grow now. Cordylines, Melianthus, Abutilons and cool growing palms will start to take off.
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Dry as a Chip !
by Tassie_Troy1971- 0 replies
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haven't had a sprinkle down here for 5 weeks .
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How does this Winter
by bubba- 0 replies
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The Palm Beach Post reports that if Winter ended today, the average temperature recorded at PBIA would be 64.3F. This is based upon the fact that most forecasters define Winter as Dec.-Feb.Accordingly, that would make it the 11th coldest Winter since record keeping began in 1888.This assumes an average remainder for Feb.I do not know about you but I am ready for this to be over. The story goes on to say that this is the coldest Winter since 1981.The average for Dec/2009 was 70.8F; the average for Jan/2010 was 60.6F and the the average through Feb.15, 2010 was 61.5F.The coldest ever Dec.-Feb. period occurred in 1957/58 with a three month average of 61.6F.Accordingly, if…
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Coachella Valley / Deep Canyon Winter Lows
by ahosey01- 0 replies
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If you follow this link and click the historic data for “Boyd Center,” which is a research station up the hill south of Palm Desert, you will see that - far from the heat island - winter lows average 51 degrees Fahrenheit! https://deepcanyon.ucnrs.org/weather-data/ This is the location of the research station: This is situated in topography similar to La Quinta, although the valley in La Quinta is a little wider and lower and is not at the mouth of a canyon. However, it may help explain the presence and survival of the La Quinta coconut palm. I don’t think there’s another place in the U.S. with the same combination of average summer highs around 105,…
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Goodbye Bermuda-Azores high...
by CodyORB- 1 follower
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Luckily nothing to worry about yet, though my Baobab (Adansonia grandidieri) is about to go dormant by this point. Good idea to take it inside before it rains and gets a fungal attack... Otherwise here's to hoping we get another mild winter!
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Penguins
by Bilbo- 0 replies
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Not possible of course but thats no hoax - honest guys- unless someone is real cute they dont easily make a fool outa your friend Jon. Explanation: apparently they were collected as pets on ship in the Antarctic and released in Alaska later. Plausible I suppose and published in a respectable newspaper. Aint nature wonderful at adapting? "Holy caped crusader there will be millions of Penguins advancing along 5th Avenue any time!" Be patient Boy Wonder and remember good will always triumph over evil" Regardez Juan
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173 years of Hurricane Strikes map
by The7thLegend- 0 replies
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With Hurricane season approaching I thought this was a good read in case you missed it. 173 years of Hurricane Strikes - 1,167 landfalls between 1851-2024 - Mid Atlantic is region Hurricanes are least likely to hit - 1880s Hold the record for most landfall Hurricanes - Blue Hill Observatory recorded the strongest Hurricane-related surface wind 186 mph Here's the article: The hurricane dead zone: Map shows coastline that hurricanes can't seem to reach
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Apple Averages
by rizla023- 1 follower
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Not sure if this is new to all, but it is to me. I found out the iPhone weather app has a nice averages chart. Apparently, it uses average data from 1970. “Monthly averages reflect daily highs and lows since 1970. For example, the January monthly average uses January 1 through January 31 for every year since 1970.“ Here is mine for Santa Ana, CA. I know averages aren’t always our best gauge for what to plant, but it is interesting and helps get the imagination going.
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The 8a microclimate of the Calidiora Peninsula
by Muslim Gardener- 0 replies
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A few months ago I left Kurdistan and moved to Virginia in the United States where I have been experimenting with hardy palm trees and exotics. Let me tell you about the 8a microclimate of my new home. The Calidiora Peninsula is a large piece of land in Virginia which is separated from the rest of the Virginia Peninsula by Skiffes Creek and Felgates Creek in the Northern area of the Calidiora Peninsula. The USDA hardiness zone of the Calidiora Peninsula is USDA zones 7b and 8a. The closer to Fort Monroe you get, the warmer it is. The closer to Skiffes Creek you get, the more cold the Winter can be. This year, it got only down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit on a late Decemb…
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San Fernando Vallians!
by DoomsDave- 0 replies
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Howdyall, especially our contingent of newbies in the San Fern Valley. Driving into DT LA to the Dark Tower and the trees were shakin' their thangs' (or having them shook) by the wind from the Valley. This is what we're warning you about. Put your tender stuff behind a windbreak AND GIVE THEM A DRINK OF WATER EVEN IF THEY DON'T APPEAR TO NEED IT. Especially the tropicals from the jungles, understory dypsis, etc. Let us know how it goes, and happy holidays! dave
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Heating up in Phoenix,Arizona!
by aztropic- 0 replies
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Everybody knows the western US deserts are hot over the summer. You may not have known just HOW hot they really are... Still,we are somehow able to grow palms in these oven temps! Plants really DO adapt. aztropic Mesa,Arizona
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Global warming ?
by Exotic Life- 0 replies
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If i look to this picture's for the Netherlands, the tempeture's from a whole year. The year average is the last few years more warmer ... Do i get a other climate ... Cocos palms over a few years ! No just kidding, but this sow us how the climate is changing here in northwest europe. Every month we broke "warmth" records. This winter looks like to be the warmest winter ever again.
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Winter in the subtropics of South America
by Sabal_Louisiana- 0 replies
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Of the the three major humid subtropical regions of the World: The southeastern United States East Asia (central and southern China, southern Japan, etc) The Pampas of South America (northern Argentina, far southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) The last one listed is the least affected by severe cold waves and is also favored biologically since it is contiguous with the Neotropics. Even so, I am mildly surprised that the subtropical latitudes of South America are not immune to moderately low temperatures, even brief freezes. For instance, at the end of June 2021, a cold snap brought temperatures down to 0.8C at Asuncion and -1 at the airpor…
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Washington Post: Scientists see more rapid U.S. climate change
by Hollywood Palms- 0 replies
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More studies by rational adults with degrees and using data, not armchair opinions: Read here. David
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Winter descends into the Palmy Places of the US and it seems hot: Phoenix Az.: Max. Min. Mean 78F. 35F. 58F. Heating Cooling Growing 228 10 248 Brownsville, Tx. M M M 82F 35F. 66F. H C G 72 109 499 Miami, Fl. M M M 84F 48F 72F H C G 18 220 655 Orlando, Fl. M M M 84F 43F 65F. H C G 93 98 466 Palm Springs, Ca. M M M 83F. 35F. 59F. H C G 209 27 275 Los Angeles, Ca. M M M 83F 39F 59F H C G 182 4 275 Honolulu, Hi. M M M 86…
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Summer is coming back again ...
by Exotic Life- 0 replies
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Hi People, After a very wet august and relative cool month, September is starting good. Not to much sun, but dry and the temps are the last 3 day's around the 23-24 C/ 73,4-75,2 C. But tomorrow summer is coming back The expect a lot of sun a warmer tempetures ... Last year when you guy's have a very strong hurricane season we have got summer weather to the beginning of November. Monday By day 23 C / 73,4 F Clear and Sunny By Night 17 C / 62.6 F Clear Tuesday By day 25 C / 77 F Clear and Sunny By night 16 C / 60.8 F Clear Wednesday By day 28 C / 82.4 F Clear and Sunny By night 15 C / 59 F Clear Thursday By day 26 C / 78.8 F Clear and Sunny B…
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New Toy Sunlight and Temp Logger
by D. Morrowii- 0 replies
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I was looking for a way to get accurate light measurements for fun and for just nerding out on palms . I found these pretty cool data loggers from Onset/HOBO They have some expensive serious stuff but they have these little pendant loggers that you can just bluetooth to your phone as well. The little device can log once a minute for 37 days or so. It exports to .csv .xcel or .png. I got a light and temp pendant MX2202. $80 isn’t cheap but not too terrible either. This data is for a B. condopanna living under a banana plant. I’m logging data for a C. nucele this week to see how much light its taking. Bentinkia Condopanna Light 5 14 to 5 18 2022.pdf 21407918 Bent 2022-…
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Update on this method of Climatic Observation.My earlier post explains the methodology,which identifies areas and their corresponding heating/cooling requirements.specifically,it identifies hot and cold spots. Texas- Brownsville-Cooling-127 hours;Heating-86 hours Harligen-Cooling-133 hours;Heating-106 hours Florida- Marathon-Cooling-355 hours;Heating-0 hours Miami-Cooling-318 hours;Heating-0 hours Ft.Lauderdale-Cooling-307 hours;Heating-0 hours Naples-Cooling-224 hours;Heating-16 hours West Palm-Cooling-239 hours;Heating-14 hours California- Los Angeles-Cooling-0 hours;Heating-207 hours Palm Springs-Cooling-0 hours;Heating-361 hours Arizona- …
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