WEATHER / CLIMATE

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   Coldest night of year on tap 1 2

   February 16, 2007 by NBTX11

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   Well, tonight is the big one and probably the last one of the year. Supposed to go down to the mid 20s (24-26F). Coldest up until now has been 29F. On the positive note, we're supposed to have a good rebound, with 70s in the 7 day forecast next week. Perfect setup tonight for a hard radiational freeze. Temps are supposed to drop like a rock. It's already in the low 40s and the sun just went down. This makes 2 years in a row that the coldest night of year is in Feb, and not Dec or Jan. It's supposed to be getting warm around here, avg high is nearing 70F. I'm tired of this, bring on the heat.

   

   Last reply by surgeon83, February 24, 2007
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   A PRETTY PICTURE

   February 17, 2007 by BobbyinNY

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   I've been waiting patiently for this picture....

   

   Last reply by BobbyinNY, February 24, 2007
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   record low this morning

   February 17, 2007 by FRITO

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   "A record low temperature of 18 degrees was set this morning at the Tallahassee Regional Airport at 729 am EST. This breaks the previous record of 21 set back in 1943. " my digital weather meter recorded a low of 23.4 I was about 6 ft from the house.( 5ft from the ground) so the middle of my yard probably saw a tad lower. none of my palms look damaged, no protection on anything was used. queen palms in the ground and in the pots look great. one of my smaller pygmy dates in the ground show minor leaf bronzing. few of my tropicals got burned, nothing life threating.

   

   Last reply by galveston1602, February 24, 2007
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   Freeze protection foam

   February 15, 2007 by iwan

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   On the local news this morning they were highlighting vendors at the Tulare AG Expo, the world's largest farm services expo. They were featuring a frost/freeze protection foam touting 10-20F protection. Here is the link. http://www.kenncomfg.com/fm0100.htm Some of the pictures look similar to http://www.jackfrostfoam.com/latest.htm I suspect it is way out of the price point that home gardeners could afford, but imagine the possibilites of a consumer product. BTW, this company is in the backyard of one of our members down in FL.

   

   Last reply by Bilbo, February 23, 2007
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   Hetrospathe elata takes 25 degrees F

   February 19, 2007 by Walt

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   My open yard temperature dropped to 29 degrees F this morning, the coldest day of the winter, due to radiational cooling conditions (yesterday my low was 30 degrees F). It was slightly warmer under tree canopy (lake front temps were 40-42 degrees. Water is everything during radiational cooling events here in inland central Florida). As bad as my open yard temperature was, the lower elevations of my property were even colder. I recorded a low of 25 degrees F in my shade house. This potted Hetrospath elata saw 25 degrees this morning and 26.6 yesterday morning, yet the leaves are undamaged. I guess this is because there was no frost in my shade house. Still, I was sur…

   

   Last reply by SubTropicRay, February 21, 2007
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   Finally, RAIN

   February 20, 2007 by happ

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   A much appreciated Nevada storm suddenly descended due-south into SoCal. Less than 0.50 in LA but Chino down to San Ysidro/ northern Baja received 0.75 - 2.00 Another potentially potent storm [ 1-3"] is forecast for Thurs/Fri. Followed by an extended dry spell LA : 67/56 Rain : 0.34 Rain year 3.42

   

   Last reply by epicure3, February 20, 2007
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   How badly do you hate winter?

   February 18, 2007 by SubTropicRay

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   I can't begin to tell you how much I despise winter. The forecasters said 20% chance of rain last night. This usually equates to no rain right? I decided to leave the covers on about 10 plants already covered for Friday night's close call. The forecasted low for tonight is only 36F but why take chances. Guess what? It rained. Now I have to spend a good portion of the day drying soaked comforters. Did I mention that I hate winter? I openly tell northern transplants that say they like this chill to go back home. I hate winter.

   

   Last reply by SubTropicRay, February 20, 2007
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   What Kind of Winter Has It Been?

   February 18, 2007 by happ

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   It seems that when an arctic invasion occurs on one side of the nation that warmth happens on the opposite coast. The polar jet stream has been active & made its presence quite notcable at times this winter. But, all & all, winter has actually been either near normal to much above normal. January was the warmest world-wide since the 1800's For example : PacificNW experienced a cold/wet early winter only to mellow-out in a more normal pattern of cool/wet. California has seen a very dull winter of mild but extremely dry conditions rudely interrupted by a week-long & devastating freeze in many parts of the state last month. Same with Texas though the cold …

   

   Last reply by Exotic Life, February 19, 2007
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    Location Location Location

    February 19, 2007 by JakeK

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    Everybody in California & Florida know about how slight changes in elevation & location can mean life or death especially after this winter, but the same applies for us out in the arctic. Check out the temperature spread in Cincinnati right now at 11:15pm CVG: 9*F (official) Luken Airport: 13*F Lebanon: 2*F Hamilton: -2*F Downtown: 17*F Mt. Adams: 17.7*F (my apartment)

    

    Last reply by elHoagie, February 19, 2007
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    coldest night of the year in Brisbane

    February 17, 2007 by Walter John

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    Donna turned me down.

    

    Last reply by cfkingfish, February 17, 2007
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    coldest night of the year in Dallas

    February 16, 2007 by GREENHAND

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    15 deg this morning. i have the queens wrapped but i dont know it could be strethcing it!!

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, February 17, 2007
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    Weather stations?

    February 17, 2007 by www.dadluvsu.com

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    Somehow I got stuck looking www.ambientweather.com all day long.... Maybe all this freezing weather everyone is having has something to do with this... So I was curious, do any of ya'll use these systems to monitor the conditions of your immediate conditions in your locales... I would think this would be very pertinent data for our discussions... If so, which systems do you uses and what do you like/dislike about them? I think it would be cool to have all this data compiled on a computer and stored for reference... Kindof like creating our own "Farmer's Palmanac" (No one roll your eyes at my cheesey verbage, Thank you! )

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, February 17, 2007
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    St. Valentine's Day Massacre.. 1 2

    February 13, 2007 by BobbyinNY

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    This looks like a monster is about to hit us... Snow, Rain, & Ice with 50mph wind-gusts..... I am SOOOOOOOOOO Not happy right now and S@#TTing my pants as I write this.... I can deal with the cold & the snow, but if we get an Ice storm and the power goes out, I'm gonna be one miserable palm guy

    

    Last reply by GREENHAND, February 16, 2007
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    NOW we get rain

    February 1, 2007 by osideterry

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    Glad to see it raining for two days, even if we just get 0.5"-1.0". But wait a minute... is this going to polish off my palms that have a less than great chance of surviving? I know alot of rain is bad, but can I expect to see more damage from this amount.

    

    Last reply by happ, February 15, 2007
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    Probability of measurable precipitation 20 percent

    February 14, 2007 by Palmhut1

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    For the probability of measurable precipitation 20 percent forecasted by the NWS it’s been raining here in Vista like you can't believe. Anyone else kicking back listening to it thunder and rain.

    

    Last reply by Palmhut1, February 14, 2007
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    Use a horse and not your car

    January 29, 2007 by Gaston in Argentina

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    Just found this article by The Independient regarding global warming.- http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2193672.ece Global Warming article The Independient Stop to smoke, using deodorant, plastic etc. Time for buy a conditioned air...... Cheers. Gaston

    

    Last reply by steve 9atx, February 12, 2007
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    Global warming ?

    February 11, 2007 by Exotic Life

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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.

    

    Last reply by Exotic Life, February 11, 2007
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    Water Use 1 2

    February 6, 2007 by Wai`anae Steve

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    Looked at my last water bill and here are the totals for 2006. Date Thous. Gallons Price 22-Dec-05 88 207.00 22-Feb-06 53 106.00 24-Apr-06 18 35.00 23-Jun-06 65 137.00 22-Aug-06 55 111.00 18-Oct-06 70 164.00 21-Dec-06 49 110.00 Totals 398 870.00

    

    Last reply by amazondk, February 11, 2007
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    DESTRUCTION IN CENTRAL FLORIDA

    February 2, 2007 by BobbyinNY

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    There was an overnight storm that ripped through Central FL last night - Hundreds of homes have been destroyed.. It's all over the news.....

    

    Last reply by SunnyFl, February 4, 2007
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    Floridians beware....again!

    January 31, 2007 by SubTropicRay

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    The early part of next week looks cold again. The GFS forecasting model has Tampa down to 37F next Wednesday morning. That's down from 43F forecasted yesterday. Accuweather is saying how the northeastern part of the country may see the coldest February since 1978. I will start a post called "More On the Ridiculously Cold Winter" if the forecast comes to fruition. Ray

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, February 4, 2007
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    The Power of a Hurricane 1 2

    January 13, 2007 by Jeff Searle

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    I just found these pictures I took from Hurricane Wilma that hit South Florida,October of 05. This first one is looking into the shadehouse. For the people that have been to my nursery, this is probably a shock to see. It was for me that afternoon when I drove over there. This is looking out the back end of the first shadehouse. Jeff

    

    Last reply by SunnyFl, February 3, 2007
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    New year = New record ...!

    February 1, 2007 by Exotic Life

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    Hi, Yesterday was the last day of Januari, from that day was januari 2007 officeel the warmest januari ever ... when the start to hold the records ... So februari start mild again... and the don't see any change for the next 15 day's ... will this be the warmest winter ever ? :laugh: The nature is complety confused, some plants that are groing again and get new leaves. Plants are flowering, normally they are dead now because the frost ... Where do we go ? I have made this, every day i hold my tempeture's ... almost every day i was above the average ... in day and also night time! Daytime (Fahrenheit) Nighttime (Fahrenheit) Robbin

    

    Last reply by Neofolis, February 2, 2007
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    More on the ridiclously warm winter 1 2 3

    January 4, 2007 by SubTropicRay

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    From MSN http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16457787/from/ET/

    

    Last reply by leomx, February 1, 2007
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    Texans beware too!!

    January 26, 2007 by galveston1602

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    and the weathermen are already chattering that this is a 1989 type event.... hopefully something will fall apart and the lower lattitudes will be spared... Austin's 8+day fcst pay attention to the temp bar 10 degrees!! yikes! Houston 13 degrees and 60hours of subfreezing temps!! one more doom and gllom for us http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/product....-10days want some more good armchair weathermen's ideas look here. I hate to admit it but, these guys are right more than they are wrong.....http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2....3250036

    

    Last reply by richtrav, February 1, 2007
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    Longest freeze ever in Cal?

    January 17, 2007 by tropicalb

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    Just curious...my bet is that this could be the longest period of successive nights of freezing or below freezing temperatures in California history...and it's not over yet. anybody have a clue?

    

    Last reply by iwan, February 1, 2007