WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Houston we have a problem
by Ed in Houston- 31 replies
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The Houston forecast has three days of hard freezes of low to mid 20's, with the coldest being Friday night. Houston is a pretty big place and I expect that over the city the temperatures will range from about 19 to 26 with 80% of the area being in the 21-24 range. It is likely that this will be the coldest since 1989. During the last 20 years, Houston has experienced a lot of growth with the attending new landscapes to go with the new development that has taken place. Over the last 20 years, two palm have become ubiquitous, queens and pygmy dates. The "tropical look" of Houston is dominated by these in many areas. Of coarse there are many Sabals, Meds, CID, Butia and …
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Ying/Yang
by bubba- 27 replies
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Much discussion about warm Non-Tropical area's on the Board.How about those area's that are technically tropical(ie below 23 degrees Latitude North/South)that experience colder than expected temperatures.This,of course,requires Sea Level. My surprise nominee is Hong Kong,located at 22 degrees 15 minutes.Notwithstanding this Tropical location,32F.is the recorded low.(Freezing in the Tropics?)The average temperature in Jan. is 60.5F.The average temperature of the Ocean is 63F. during the month of Jan.Any other likekind examples?
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Hard times coming on the Northern Gulf Coast 1 2
by _Keith- 77 replies
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Spring keeps getting uglier and uglier. New low predictions for 1st week of January are 26,21,24,27,27,33. I am not sure I ever remember 5 continuous nights below freezing, and almost a 6th. This decade has been a tough one on the garden. Got at least 2 palms that will not survive, and likely more that will bite the bullets as well. Bye bye Jubutia. Looking at my shovel and thinking I will dig up my last remaining B. alfredii. Quite a few of the Citrus already badly injured from previous freezes won't be back. I sit in shock, without true words to describe my feelings.
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Latest forecasts - some Aussie FMs
by Walter John- 27 replies
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To highlight how varied the weather here can be, here's a listing of weather forecasts for many of the forum members from Australia. Col of Kiama, NSW, Friday Fine, sunny Min 10°C Max 17°C Saturday Fine and mostly sunny Min 9°C Max 18°C Sunday Fine Min 10°C Max 19°C Monday Fine Min 10°C Max 20°C Daryl and Mike of Gold Coast, QLD. Friday Fine Min 8°C Max 22°C Saturday Fine Min 8°C Max 22°C Sunday Fine Min 12°C Max 23°C Monday Mostly fine Min 12°C Max 24°C Wal and Brod of Brisbane, QLD. Friday Fine Min 7°C Max 22°C Saturday Fine Min 9°C Max 22°C Sunday Fine Min 10°C Max 23°C Monday Fine Min 1…
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South Padre Island
by Xenon- 26 replies
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I'm thinking of buying land here, but unsure of the climate, any suggestion's?
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2017-2018 Winter Continental U.S. 1 2
by Matthew92- 55 replies
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Wondering what this winter is going to be like. I just noticed on the forecast some significant cold coming in to my area, and it's just not one night. It's coming! Everyone- feel free to use this thread for 17'-18' winter reports/data/discussion.
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Hurricane season is still cranking, tropical storm Michael has formed and moving north into the Gulf of Mexico. Looks like the Florida panhandle is in his way, but all in the south should keep an eye out. A little similar to Charlie back in 2004, hopefully will not have similar effects. But I do hope it gives SW Florida some good rain before the raining season ends.
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Weird December... 1 2
by Funkthulhu- 66 replies
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So, just rounding out Xmas week here in the great plains of Eastern Nebraska. Looking at the projections for next week. December is, so far, weird; even for our standards. The average temperature for the state is (depending where you measure) anywhere from 5 to 15F above normal. It will be at least 45 on Christmas day and the rest of the week tapers off to actually, maybe, give us snow on the 29th. It is currently raining outside... In any other year the amount of precipitation received would have resulted in 8-15 inches of snow a week and a half ago, and likely another 6-10 inches today. But instead we have rain that isn't even really that cold. Serio…
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Freeze warning 1 2
by ghar41- 58 replies
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Ok..even though I am hoping for the best....it's time we look at preparing for the next three nights especially Monday night and early morning Tuesday the 18th and 19th, here in California. The information I am recieving is expecting a low of 25 F.
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Hurricane coming to Florida?
by Ed in Houston- 17 replies
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Tropical storm Danny in the Atlantic is headed this way and possibly could become a hurricane. Ed in Houston
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S. FL freeze !!??!? 1 2
by surgeon83- 49 replies
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As I have mentioned before, I am hoping to move to FL next spring, but the question is where (and it partly depends on where I get interviewed). Anyway, althought my first choice has been Tampa (or perhaps commute from St. Pete), I am again considering Miami but I started looking into real estate in outlying towns to save money and get out of the ghetto. Tamarac, FL seems like a pretty clean place from the pictures I've seen BUT.... Weather.com says it got down to 21 there in 2/1995- and froze two other nights (at LEAST that were record-breakers) in that same month!!! Then in 2/1996 it froze three more nights that were record-breakers (low ->23). Pic…
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El Niño is coming! 1 2
by redant- 44 replies
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el nino Would be good new for FL hurricanes.
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Accumulating Snow 1 2
by ruskinPalms- 49 replies
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I know that it has snowed in Florida before, supposedly all the way down to Miami. What is the greatest accumulation you have ever seen in your area (Areas that you are trying to get palms to grow that is) including FL, TX, CA, Other states, Australia, South Africa, Other nations??? I remember seeing some pics on here of pretty decent snow on palms in Brownsville, TX. Sorry to sound stupid if it does not even snow in South Africa or Australia...
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February Gulf Coast Weather Alert
by _Keith- 32 replies
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Forecast lows here just dropped to 36 for tomorrow night. If it holds that maybe means a freeze for some other parts of Northern Gulf Coast and Central Florida. And at least I hope this is Winter's last stand here on the third coast.
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Arctic Storm Octavia Florida Damage Report 1 2
by Moose- 44 replies
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This thread's purpose is to report palm damage around Florida. It can be utilized as a informational gathering tool all in one thread. Easier than sifting through all the individual threads that were sure to pop up. Thread can facilitate venting if it will make you feel better. My garden - low 42 F. Surprisingly a Coccothrinax montana is not looking very happy. I'm sure that the strong winds were a factor along with the cold. It will survive, just beat up looking. Licuala grandis - another looking very unhappy. These are pretty sensitive to cold. It was in the ground in 2009-10 winter so its survival is pretty certain. Moose out
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The Cold Weather blues 1 2
by PalmGuyWC- 47 replies
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It happens every year about this time. Around Nov 15th we get our first frost and it was a few days late this year, but now it's quite chilly. I was just outside for a garden walk and it's so chilley I'm back here at the computer. Just darn uncomfortable to work outside. The low last night was 32F and there was a white frost this morning. Worst, they are forcasting a low of 28 later in the week. I always panic when I see a forcast near 32 F degrees. I should get used to it because it happens every year here. I know at 28F the cannas will be burned to the ground, the bannas, etc, but the palms will still stand untouched. All of my tender palms in pots are under a…
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florida Florida Freeze and Weather Station Data 1 2
by kinzyjr- 1 follower
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NOAA makes weather records from the Florida stations available to download for free. Out of the 1,700+ stations, 358 contain at least some temperature data. If one were to download all of these records, import them into a database, and use some crafty SQL queries to generate sheets for each of the impact freezes it would provide a really good side-by-side resource to compare the microclimates in each region of Florida. That is exactly what has been done with the 0000_202011040720_F_SQL_v2.xlsx spreadsheet attached to this post. Each tab in the spreadsheet contains records for one of our unfortunate cold events. The records come sorted first by the TAG column, whi…
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Constructing a Powerful Microclimate
by buffy- 23 replies
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This seemed to be the place to do this. I'm in a historical Zone 8a location. The drawing attached shows a majority of my 0.5 acre tract I've acquired on the East of my original lot. I'm in the process of remodeling my existing house to the West and adding these goodies to the East. Moving from West(top) to East(bottom) you will see my new L-shaped pool followed by a pool house. To the north of the pool house is my new green house (Yes!). To the South of the pool house you see a slither of green which represents a bed of Grey Henon Bamboo. Here are my thoughts: 1. The pool will be my main heat sink. I have completely overkilled the size of the heater on this pool. On c…
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INCREDIBLY wet August, Bone dry Sept 1 2
by gsytch- 63 replies
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After over 21" of rain in August, where nary a day went by without a downpour or deluge, Sept has been bone dry! Except for a few showers, nothing - nana - nada - no rainfall to speak of. If the ground under a tree is not wet, it doesnt count! Logged .10" that is 1/10 of an inch despite daily 90+ heat and mostly clear skies. Humidity has been moderate, but that also is drying. The palms are growing better now that it is drier. Everything is. I can see Bromeliads saying "thank you" to drier roots. Unfortunately, it is getting too dry because the non-likeitdrystuff (like that?) is not happy anymore!I am starting to see weeds wilt some now. Who'da thunk it a month ago? Oh w…
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More El Nino news 1 2
by John Case- 50 replies
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I suggest that we all post our readings on El Nino here so we can get the best feel for the predictions that are coming faster (and furiouser?) as we begin weather that precedes the CA winter rainy season. I, for one, am unconvinced that there are a guarantee that there will be a bevy of gullywashers to save the state and cure the drought, but am hopeful that we will have more rain than what is considered normal. https://baynature.org/articles/today-in-el-nino-advice-dont-worry-about-the-blob/
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This Socal weather sucks... 1 2
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 41 replies
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I feel like I must have clicked my heels and wound up in Kansas somehow. Cold and wind, gusting to 50+ mph. It's like a fricken hurricane outside. I picked a great year to plant my field nursery...record heat this summer(up to 118f), with oppressive heat for weeks on end. Then many hours of subfreezing temps in Dec, and now this....If my plants survive this winter, it will be a miracle. I think I'll go clean the 1/2 ton of debris out of my pool now....
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My youngest son turned 21 on July 7, 2014 and he likes to plan trips that include my wife and I during his birthday. He does it all by himself and then informs his Mother and I of the itinerary. We ask no questions and provide no suggestions. This year we left Palm Beach International for Phoenix, Arizona on July 2, 2014. He did a great job of using credit card points so we stayed at some great resorts and unknown to my son, the reason for the low expense was Phoenix and Palm Springs in July are not exactly "in season". As a Floridian, it is interesting to compare Florida Summer heat to other regions. Phoenix was 110 F. with 10% relative humidity. Playing golf at …
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A New Cold Front Sweeps Through 1 2
by _Keith- 61 replies
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Another quickie front will bring ours lows to 38 tonight in So. Louisiana. This is colder than normal for us, but not severe. These early cold snaps start the harden off process for us, so I don't mind them at all. It is back to the 80s again in a few days, but I was out eating some Citrus off the tree and all I can say is brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Get on your Trike
by bubba- 36 replies
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Ike is looking like one mean Cat.That nasty eyewall is eery.The Spagetti is all pointing to South Florida.Can you say 140 MPH! I am not boarding up yet.Grandad always said the Bad ones that hit here(Cape Verde's) always hit Puerto Rico.Ike is far higher than Puerto Rico. Reading Weather Updates on Hurricanes is like reading Razzmotazz.You know.The sociopathy of the Abernathy...Just hope Ike does not hit PR and does a David on us and our Palms.
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Brrrrrrr.... 1 2
by Gonzer- 1 follower
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