WEATHER / CLIMATE
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!! Cold in San Diego !!
by TomJ- 9 replies
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This is from my Costco home weather station today. Anyone else see temperatures like this?
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....Just another good vibration.
by Silas_Sancona- 4 replies
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Anyone feel em'? 4th largest Quake in the last 30 years for the Bay Area.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html I wonder if the extra space dust will make things get colder.
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Normally I don't post weather concerns on the main forum but believe all California gardeners should take measures to protect palms from wind damage. An incredible amount of rainfall will occur this week like we haven't experience since 2005. Our normal "yearly" rainfall totals may be reached in this coming week. ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW NEXT WEEK FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... A STORMY PATTERN IS SETTING UP ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN THAT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOST OF NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEK. A STRONG …
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"Felix" Thread
by LA PALM BOY- 11 replies
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We shall see what happens with THIS one...so far, about on the same path as Dean..
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"Frankenstorm" .................
by trioderob- 11 replies
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if hurricane "Sandy" merges with 2 other storms off the east coast she could become a super storm - the strongest in 100 years. comments ?????
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"Gabrielle" Thread
by LA PALM BOY- 2 replies
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Might as well get this one started...
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"Hurrcun Wisdom" and Hebert's Boxes
by bubba- 5 replies
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Horrible unspeakable tragedies have been experienced throughout the Caribbean that marginalize any particular hurricane observations by individuals. However, long-time Floridians did have ideas and criteria that they used to judge hurricanes that may have an effect on their area. "Hurrcun Wisdom" from my Granddad and other similar long-timers in the Palm Beaches, viewed a specific time-frame ( Aug.15-Sept. 15) as the period known for the incredibly vicious hurricanes that moved eastward towards Florida. We now know that these are the powerful Cape Verde's that are born as thunderstorms off the African coast that passed through the Cape Verde Islands. My Granddad and …
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"Lake Effect" snow - [no] thanks for the memories!
by DoomsDave- 5 replies
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Buffalo, NY is buried again. Reminds me of 1977 and 1978, when it snowed just like that, only a bit later in the year. I was in Cleveland, down-lake, and it was bad enough there.
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"RAINY" dry season
by gsytch- 23 replies
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This is the heart of our dry season, yet this weekend we had another 5" of rain. This gives us well over 8" for March. Jan and Feb were also above normal. March has also been on the cooler side, little in the way of heat. Not cold, but not warm. Is this a pattern? It seems like the weather is wacky everywhere.
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Climatologist from Jet Propulsion Lab points out the cold nature of these storms. For example, recorded the first sub-50 minimum for the month last night when it was partly cloud [49F\ 9.4C]. That's cold during storm conditions. Colleagues: Here is my take on whether these storms are El Nino. I'm interested in your ideas on this. While the rest of the country has been battered by strong, cold outbreaks bringing storms over the past two weeks, snow and frigid temperatures, California remained mild and dry. Now it's our turn. Riding an extremely strong (200+ mile/hour) jet stream out of the Gulf of Alaska, a conveyor belt of 3 or 4 very strong and wet s…
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"This isn't winter . . . right?
by happ- 35 replies
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WXAmerica - October 15, 2006 "If you know anything about how to read numerical model output, you have probably realized that the longer term forecast for most of North America is more than a bit bizarre. It is unusual to get one intense blocking ridge at high latitudes in October. But if you buy into the line of thought provided by the most recent, there are TWO impressive blocks present: a thumb projection complex along the West Coast of the continent and a regressive lateral Rex signature in the vicinity of the Davis Strait and NU. Even if the 0z GGEM (a clear outlier with its presentation of no PNA-styled ridge) turns out to be correct, near-record cold will be p…
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"Tropical Storm" in January
by Eric in Orlando- 5 replies
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Who got the torrential downpour yesterday? Lots of peninsular Florida got soaked yesterday. Almost 4 inches fell here between about 3:30-8PM. quite a bit of lightning and some periods of wind. It was warm so it felt like a summer tropical system. It was a B driving home yesterday in rush hour. Lots of flooded streets and traffic lights out.
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"Windchill" temperature & plants
by Sandy Loam- 3 replies
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Plants are only affected by the actual, real temperature, correct? They do not feel the "windchill temperature", do they?
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***California Freeze Warning - NWS*** 1 2
by gavilan1- 56 replies
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This was received today - it was also issued for Kern Co. desert area with temps. into the low 20s: ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THANKSGIVING MORNING... .A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS PUSHING IN FROM THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS TODAY... AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. ... FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY …
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*Wishful* Wx Forecast model blunders
by Silas_Sancona- 4 replies
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Every so often even somewhat trusty weather models greatly get it wrong.. A suggested forecast that is. This thread is dedicated to some of the more share-worthy you might come across.. Tonight's contender: Total accumulated precip. forecast (18z FV3- GFS run), per Tropical Tidbits.. Note the totals on the far right. 12- 18"+of rain for Phoenix?? Ditch the coat, for a boat? ..and still, S. Cal doesn't get much.. Gotta love software glitches
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01/30/07 Freeze Damage
by Tag- 1 reply
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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 …
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1-3-2008 lows, FL and S.E. 1 2
by Eric in Orlando- 53 replies
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Dropped to 31F here at Leu Gardens and is back to 34 now at 7:15. The cable connecting our weather station to my computer failed yesterday so I can't tell how long it was at 31F until I hook the new one up. Tender foliage on the drive in looked mostly alright, a few bananas burnt but not all the way wilted. The bananas and heliconias in my yard weren't black and wilted and the coconut still looked green.
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10 days and counting
by steve 9atx- 7 replies
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Get ready everyone on the East and Gulf coasts: hurricane season starts next Friday. Dr Gray is predicting 17 hurricanes this season. Go to Weatherbrains and listen to episode 63 for his take on this season. http://weatherbrains.com/weatherbrains/?feed=rss2 Steve
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100 to 105 degrees
by happ- 14 replies
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Every day is warmer as the summer season kicks in esp. away from the ocean. Last July brought record temps & humidty. This heat will be dangerously dry [the conditions that triggered the Lake Tahoe disaster [300 homes lost] SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT SAT JUN 30 2007 Exerpts: ...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE MOUNTAINS.. DESERTS AND VALLEYS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE UPPER HIGH IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN A…
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103F with 4% RH in southern Cal !
by trioderob- 1 follower
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what a start of May never remember seeing those kind of numbers this time of year. I am watering the bejesus out of the palms !
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10b Climate Zone
by Patrick Palms- 1 follower
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Miami is 10b. The Spanish island of Ibiza is zone 10b too. Does that mean whatever palms are growing in Miami can grow in Ibiza ?
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10b in the Desert
by ahosey01- 5 replies
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Looking at the USDA map, it looks like there are some areas of 10b in the desert southwest. None of them look to be near any population centers, though, no matter how small. However, it's difficult to really decipher on the USDA map. Are there any small towns in the desert southwest that are in zone 10b, or just up in the hills where nobody lives?
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10B zones in SoCal gardens
by Mark_NoVA- 18 replies
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I've read a lot of comments on the board about the cold-hardiness requirements for palms in Southern California--sounds like the only frost-free areas are rare microclimates, and that typical winters, even in most of the San Diego area, see low temperatures below 30F. Does that sound accurate? Recently, though, I noticed that a fair amount of SoCal-ians list their gardens as a 10B climate. Given the above, that doesn't make sense--10B corresponds to 35-40F. The minimum temperature requirements of most palms, except those in Lipstick Palm range should be fine for 10B. If the above generalization is accurate, though, these SoCal gardens should be considered 10A or ev…
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113 F (45 C!!!) along the Cote d'La La
by DoomsDave- 18 replies
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Dang, the summer ended with a wimper and fall goes in with a bang. After a night of hot hot hot, it hit 113 F in Downtown Los Angeles about noon today, and it's not clear that's going to be as hot as it gets. Ouch! dave
