WEATHER / CLIMATE
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How Well Do The Appalachian Mountains Block Cold Air?
by PalmTreeDude- 27 replies
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How well do the Appalachian mountains block cold air? Are they simply not tall enough to block as much cold air as the Rockies on the West Coast (areas that share the same latitude as me on the West Coast and that are as far from the ocean as me are zone 9a/9b for the most part)? From this tempature map (I am currently just Southwest of Richmond) it seems like they do a good job. Although this is never something I really paid attention too (much).
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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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Plant Heat Zone Map 1 2
by chris78- 41 replies
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In 1997 the American Horticultural Society came out with the "AHS PLANT HEAT ZONE MAP".... It has 12 zones, and are based on the Average number of days per year that the temperature were 86F or above. It was developed because plants have heat requirements to grow, flower and fruit successfully. As we all know, zone 10 in Florida is a different animal than zone 10 in California. Many of the zone 10 palms that grow like weeds in Florida, struggle in zone 10 in California if they live at all. Lets face it, there are more zone 10 plants growing in zone 9 in Florida than than there are growing in zone 10 or 11 in California. The map places South Florida in zone 11 or 12.…
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Epic rain may hit Cali months...... 1 2
by trioderob- 47 replies
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the El Nino is turning into a monster http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/09/el-nino-california/29921633/
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Winter, please go away! 1 2 3
by Pip- 93 replies
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Well winter 2016 has been one of the wettest on record for southern Australia. The last storm to move through has caused quite a bit of damage with mudslides, fallen trees and flooding. I'm over it please spring come back. Just to remind you what you look like here is photo!
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Hotter than "Blazes" 1 2 3
by LA PALM BOY- 82 replies
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OK...So we are spoiled out her, but it's currently 90 degrees F with 40% humidity....definitely not used to it. The whole country is pretty much hot. How is it there? Doug :cool:
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Hottest & Driest Places in FL
by ahosey01- 2 followers
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Curious the hottest (not warmest) places in FL, and also the driest. All available climate maps and info I can find are a.) climate classifications - tropical savannah, tropical wet & dry, etc. - or b.) USDA zone maps. Anybody know the answer to these questions? My thought would be somewhere far south and also inland.
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USDA Zone 10 in Arizona?
by insipidtoast- 15 replies
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This USDA zone map perplexed me the other day. http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm If you look at the area around the Colorado River between California and Arizona, there is clearly a large landmass labelled as zone 10. How is that possible so far inland? I'm skeptical about the map, but it seems other maps corroborate this evidence: http://www.cliftyview.com/img/usda_map_full.jpg As seen there as well, most of the area east and southeast from Palo Verde is labelled as zone 10. http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm
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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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Strong Santa Ana Winds 1 2
by KMartin- 42 replies
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My staff writer wrote this up. Please be advised that if you live in the wind prone areas to protect your trees. I have taken my steps to do so. Here is a pre-caution. Take this as advice if you need advanced warning on these strong winds and need the info to protect. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - January 6, 2009 (SocalWeather.Org) Hurricane Force Santa Ana Winds Set To Pound Southern California Growing concerns that damaging Santa Ana Winds are about to hit Southern California prompts a Santa Ana Wind Watch. The Southern California Weather Authority has issued a Santa Ana Wind Watch effective this Friday until next week. The Santa Ana Wind pattern is upon us and w…
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HELLO CALIFORNIA! Big storm! 1 2
by Palmy- 48 replies
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Well what do we have here. first big storm of the season and it looks like a ton of rain for SF bay. LA looks like it will get in some of the action as well, possible San Diego? For SF- TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND THE STRONGEST WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE HILLS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE NORTH BAY...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND NORTHERN SANTA LUCIA RANGE NEAR BIG SUR. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA LUCIA RANGE. WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ALONG…
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2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season 1 2 3
by JLM- 1 follower
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Welp, its that time of year again. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season will begin on June 1st. Although one thing is different this year, routine Tropical Weather Outlooks will begin on May 15th at the same time the Eastern Pacific season starts. I will list the names, what the current CSU predictions are, and what i expect out of this season. 2021 Season Names: Ana Bill Claudette Danny Elsa Fred Grace Henri Ida Julian Kate Larry Mindy Nicholas Odette Peter Rose Sam Teresa Victor Wanda Colorado State Predictions Named Storms: 17 Hurricanes: 8 Major Hurricanes: 4 What i expect: Named Storms: 16-18 Hurricanes…
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Can Florida Close
by bubba- 31 replies
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Accuweather Dude Joe Bastardi predicted at some early time (?)that Florida should enjoy(?) December because Winter was over after that in Florida.In Southeast Florida, it is difficult to complain. Particularly, after last Jan.2-12, we have experienced an outstanding January. We have had a few cool days with highs in the 60'sF.but lows only in the mid 40'sF.Primarily, this has been highs in the mid 70's with lows around 60 F.to upper 50'sF. This is perfect weather for those of us, who sweat from Feb. to Nov. That stated, in 1899 armeggedon hit Florida, Texas and the entire South on Feb.13-14.Will armeggedon hit again this year? Is Bastardi for real? Does anyone know the…
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For the benefit of the growing number of (primarily) Southern Californians who have property here in Leilani Estates, but spend a good amount of time on the U.S. Mainland, I'll post some rainfall updates every now and then to keep you informed of the situation here. Last 24 hours: 0.06 inches Last 72 hours: 0.06 inches Last 7 days: 0.14 inches June 2006: 4.55 inches (June 2005: 14.67 inches) May 2006: 21.07 inches (May 2005: 3.32 inches) 01 Jan-30 Jun 2006: 77.47 inches (01 Jan-30 Jun 2005: 68.25 inches). Any questions, or if you want more specific info, let me know. Bo
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So, I live in Missouri and I’m ready to get out. I can’t stand the cold, and I HATE the snow. I’ve wanted to move away for a long time, and I’m pretty dead set on doing it soon. I originally wanted to move to northern Florida, but I started to lean more towards SE Texas because of the cost of living. I’m a paramedic, and most jobs in Houston start around $60k. The majority of jobs in Florida start around $45k, and the price for homes/rent is generally higher than Texas. This could change, or I could go into nursing and make more money.. but the principle is the same. Florida = Less money and higher rent, Texas =more money and lower rent. With this current freeze, I’m…
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How My Latitude Compares To Some Places Around The World 1 2
by PalmTreeDude- 53 replies
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So I found this pretty neat website where you can click on an exact point on the map and it draws a line in the Northern and Southern hemispheres of where that latitude is. This is pretty crazy because a lot of the places that share my latitude (and many others here) are capable of growing palms that can't grow here (and that are many zones less cold hardy than here) due to those few cold snaps we can get. Here is the site, what areas around the world share your latitude? http://mapfrappe.com/appisoll.html
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Here we go again in Florida !!! 1 2
by jrh735- 1 follower
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The cold weather is starting a whole month earlier than last year. This morning I woke up to 41 degrees in Miami beach. Next week I heard there is supposed to be an even colder blast. The coconut palms took a beating here last winter. They just started to look good again. I fear that many palms that were weakened by the cold during the winter of 2010 will not survive if we have a repeat performance.Someone told me that 50% of the Coconuts in SW Florida were killed last winter. It breaks my heart.
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Our September has been almost ideal from the plants point of view. Quite a few days very windy, which is not ideal, but a reasonable amount of rain. Daytime temperatures have been average or just above, but night time temperatures have been consistently above or well above average, which is great for keeping the growing season going, as long as we don't have a rapid change. The considerable amount of cloud cover that has been keeping the night time temperatures up will have reduced light and hence growth rate (along with the effect of reduced temperatures), so hopefully the transition to dormancy will be fairly smooth. This month has been very similar to last October …
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Southern Winter 2015 1 2
by tropicbreeze- 64 replies
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Guess we should have been talking winter the last few days.
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Global warming my butt 1 2
by Rickybobby- 1 follower
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I live southern Ontario and with the global warming we only get more extremes last night we had a record November snowfall most in 70 years
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How'd you make out in the FL Cold Snap? 1 2
by DoomsDave- 50 replies
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Howdyall: I note that last night we were all yakking about how cold it was going to get, as I felt the temps at Ken Johnson's place here south of Miami fall and fall and fall. But, no evident cold damage, though more cold weather is expected for this evening/morning. But . . . Tampa, Orlando, JAX, Tallahassee, YIKE, it got cold there. So, how'd you all fare? Sounds like you were getting prepared . . . . Our joint crying towel is out and ready. dave
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here we have a wave of cold 1 2 3
by gyuseppe- 82 replies
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here we have a wave of cold polar, Which We had not from many years Yesterday maximum temperatures only of 2 degrees celsius!,the minimum temperatures they were -4 degrees celsius this morning, minimum temperatures of -5 degrees celsius we have no water! water in the pipes froze everything, that I can remember, ever frozen pipes
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The Eyjafjallajökull Effect
by happ- 1 follower
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Probably more a nuisance to air travel but the volcanic eruption of sulphur dioxide is considered a relatively minor event compared to past volcanic activity. Must be some beautiful sunrise\ sunsets in Europe! http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2010/04/16/2874939.htm
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Signs of Autumn 1 2
by happ- 52 replies
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After unrelenting heat, California will experience a significant cool down for a few days. And next week an even cooler airmass should invade the Southwest from the Gulf of Alaska. None of this means anything in October except maybe some nights in the 50's If it were winter, these polar fronts could cause damaging frost.
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California November Weather Thread 1 2
by osideterry- 47 replies
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November is a month where our all time record highs are well into the 90s and our lows have seen 29F (Oceanside Airport). We have more sunshine days in November than any other month of the year. At 11:45am my sensor is reading 88.2F, and it was 47F at 7 this morning. It's too hot to do yard work, and so dry you keep dehydrating which can lead to a nasty headache. Loving the heat though, and living with the lows.
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