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January Weather Thread 1 2 3
by ruskinPalms- 107 replies
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I thought a January weather thread was already started, but I can't find it. Of course the main thing on my mind is the expected hard freeze on the night of Jan 2. I have protected my most exposed landscape bed in the front of the house, but it seems that most of my palms are just too big for me to realistically protect unless I want to erect several "palmscrapers". The rest is just going to have to ride it out. My forcast lows for Jan 2 at the time of this post (zip 33570): NOAA/NWS: 28F Accuweather: 29F TWC: 29F Wunderground: 35F ??? Pic of the front protection:
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USDA's Temperature Zone Map
by Paul The Palm Doctor!- 24 replies
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Hi to all this fine January late afterrnoon!: I am seeking obscure information from my fellow palm fanciers! :: I was wondering if anyone has ever seen (and know where I might find) a USDA Minimum Temperature Map of the Americas that has gradations including areas with Zone 12: (50-60 F.); Zone 13: (60-70 F.) and Zone 14: (70-80 F.) Or does this extension not exist. As you might know, my farm in NW Panama has never had temperatures lower than 64 F. so I guess that some map somewhere must have it colored in as Zone 13??? I would love to print out that kind of a map if there were such an animal. Any guidance would be relished! Luego, Pablito
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What's attacking my palms?can identify and also
by Neofolis- 0 replies
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Sorry, wrong forum section and messed up title. Moderator, please delete.
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Palms etc. on my route to work
by PalmatierMeg- 27 replies
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Hello fellow palm lovers, I work on Little Pine Island, a Florida wildlife preserve my company is restoring to its native state. After 11 years of driving, I'd stopped thinking about my drive, which is not ordinary commute. On my way, I pass through the village of Matlacha (MAT-la-shay), population ~750 out of season. Matlacha is located mostly on its own island, connected to the mainland by a drawbridge across Matlacha Pass. It is a quirky, funky fishing village trying to remake itself as the art mecca of SW FL (what palm lover wouldn't covet a coconut postcard?). It is also loaded with palms and has more Jamaican tall coconuts in one place than I've seen (maybe LY do…
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Tampa, St. Petersburg, FL weather archives 1 2
by surgeon83- 46 replies
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Hello, I am hoping someone can guide me to a source of free weather archives specifically for the Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida areas. I have the monthly average temperatures and record highs and lows from weather.com, but I was hoping for an archive of daily temperatures dating back to about 1948 (which I think would be the earliest for St. Pete). I have data like this for Galveston, and it is really great to have. Thanks in advance for your help. -Brian
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Southwest storm
by Exotic Life- 5 replies
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Hi, At this moment a little storm depression is coming over us... at this moment windspeeds are between 31-46 Mph or 50-75 km/h.... In the northwest they have got already windspeeds around the 55 Mph or 88 km/h. At this moment and the beginning of the evening, the little storm depression get his highest point, and also rain is coming then.... Maybe the windspeeds are rising to 130 km/h or 81 Mph... If this depression is away it bring us colder air for the weekend... frost warning for saturday and sunday night.. but not for sure... this depresiion gives snow in Ireland! Palms are shaking and i don't have got the strongest winds...
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COLD COMING TO CALIFORNIA
by happ- 33 replies
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NWS-LOS ANGELES 01-18-08 1500 . . .ALL EYES TURN TO THE NORTH AS A REMARKABLY LARGE AND COLD TROUGH DROPS STRAIGHT SOUTH OUT OF WESTERN CANADA AND TAKES AIM ON CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE COOLING TREND BEGINS SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH BECOMES ENTRENCHED OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. ALTHOUGH THE MODELS SHOW SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE EXACT TRACK AND DEPTH OF THE TROUGH...THE OVERALL MESSAGE REMAINS THE SAME. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE IN FOR A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND PERHAPS A LITTLE PRECIPITATION ON THE WAY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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Wild Winds in Guatemala
by Really full garden- 1 reply
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The morning of Jan.1 came in with a blast.We had three days of hot dry hurricane force winds.It blew 70-100KPH for almost three days.A major electrical line was damaged and most of Guatemala was without power.I lost power for five days and just got internet service today.Here are a few photos of my garden at the finca. Heliconias ripped to shreds and then dried like potato chips.
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New records this year?
by Exotic Life- 0 replies
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Hi... Are there already new records this year from the weather? Here January will be take the second place from warmest january evers... January 2007 has taken place number 1. Normal average for January is 2,7C/36.8F... This january i have got already an average from 7.3C/45.2F.... with a couple day's too go. That's already more then 4C higher then normal... January 2007 has got a average of 8.1C/46.6. SO this january would be a little colder... This "new" climate give us milder winters with sometimes a couple day's with some frost.. but a lot of day's above normal tempetures. 2006 and 2007 has been a lot warmer then normal. It's just like a copy, becaus…
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Spring Is ALMOST Here!!!
by Paul The Palm Doctor!- 13 replies
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No biggie here, BUT I cannot remember experiencing a more beautiful day here in Southern Florida than it is out there today. Boy, is it great to be alive!! Way beats all the OTHER alternatives!! YIPPEE! Pablito
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COLD MORNINGS!
by gsn- 22 replies
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BS in another thread made me think of this phenomenon! It seems just before sunrise is the coldest part of the night most times. I was wondering if anyone knew why the coldest part of the night was about an hour to an hour and half just before sunrise. It seems the temp can drop a few more degrees in that time frame.On the surface one would think it would get warmer as the sun begins it morning ritual of rising. What is the mechanism behind this drop in temp just before sunrise? I realize other factors might come into play ,but in general this what I have noticed since I started watching, recording temps!
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Different cold protection ideas
by SunnyFl- 5 replies
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Last week we were really afraid we might freeze here. Up went all the frostcloths/tarps/gazebo thing. It didn't freeze, and there was no damage to anything exposed in my immediate neighborhood - but the stuff under the frostcloth, anything it touched, got roughed up. Plus - it takes forever to put the stuff up and anchor it well. Needless to say, I'm not a big fan of frostcloth So - does anyone rely on anything else? Heating cables, Christmas lights, anti-transpirants (is that the word?) - what do you swear by, instead of at? I'm thinking of trying foxtails again. Swore I wouldn't after my two died. The first one died from a fungus? not sure; the secon…
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High Winds In So. Cal.
by gavilan1- 25 replies
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I transplanted a Dypsis decaryi that I have had containerized in a round 25G pot last year. It kept blowing over in our Santa Ana winds. Here is an image of the palm back in September 2007: I transplanted into a heavy duty plastic 31" square container, in the hopes that I could prevent the possibility of damage to this palm, which had become a beautiful specimen with about 12" of clear trunk and at least three new emerging spears at any time. Needless to say, last night the weather folks forecast severe winds for parts of So. Cal., and since I sit in a wind duct between a canyon that runs out to Riverside county along SR-91 on my NE and the ocean on my SW, we ex…
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Volcano not weather
by Wai`anae Steve- 14 replies
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Check this news rerport. In Iceland they'd be trying to figure how to spray water to turn the flow, but not in Hawai`i. Volcano threat to homes
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The Beauty of Winter
by _Keith- 30 replies
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I guess it was Wal's reply to an eariler email that sparked this thought. As I was out just a little while ago picking up tender plants and covering the one palm I was worried about, I again remembered the beauty of winter. Here in Louisiana winter is a time of clear vision. For one thing it is clear physically and virtually with visibility for miles. No haze, just clear blue skies and even clearer air near the ground. The angles of the sun give the water an entirely different look too. Being a fisherman, I alway remember marsh fishing at this time of year being great. I guess my memories also remember the sun angles on the water, because no matter where I am when…
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SoCal Freeze '07 Anniversary
by osideterry- 16 replies
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It's in the 70s this weekend, and hard to believe one year ago today we were staring at a mess of torched palms. I'm glad to say I only had 3 casualties, and everything that survived is pretty much the way it looked before the freeze. The 10-day forecast looks pretty mild. I think we are over the hump, as record lows for February and March are nowhere near as bad as December/January.
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Weather Stations
by LJG- 31 replies
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Does anyone have a recommendation for an advanced Weather Station? Something that can use wireless technology to talk to maybe 5 - 10 output sensors? The key thing is one that will connect to your PC so you can download data and track it, graph it, etc.
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2007 weather review
by Scott Mcintosh- 8 replies
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Looking at history fom my weather station for 2007: Low temp. 32.6f/0.3c on 2/17/07,high temp 10.1f/38.4c on 7/10/07, avg temp 72.5f/22.5c for the year. Rainfall for the year 38.69 ". Aug. was the wettest month 8.33" Sept.6.83",July 5.92", June 4.52",Oct. 4.27. Nov. wins as the dry month .05". Overall it was not bad at my location for rainfall. I fee lucky, other Tampa area locations got a lot less. No frost or freeze in 2007.
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Building a radiation shield
by ruskinPalms- 15 replies
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The thermometer in my weather station is messed up so I ordered a new one. I needed a radiation shield for it. I am going to post a few pictures and a little descripion of how I made it.
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Upcoming Strong Pacific Storms
by Palmy- 18 replies
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I’m sure most of California is aware of this but we are expected to have some very strong storms roll on through here producing hurricane force winds and heavy rain all along the coast of California. It would appear that central California is going to get the brunt of the storm. Models indicate that we could see 3-5 inches of rain in the lowland and up to 6- 8 inches on the bay area hill tops. It also looks like we are going to have very windy conditions. It looks like the temps will fall too later in the week. Would the palm experts recommend tying down some of the tall palm trees? I’m on a hill crest and the last thing I want are hurricane forced gusts. NOAA SF…
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Norethern Californa Hurricane?
by John Case- 3 replies
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I saw a report this evening that the wind was clocked at 107 mph at the top of the North PEak of Mt. Diablo. That is about 4 miles from my home. It was really windy here last night. 2 bushes of mine, a blue hibiscus, and my African Sumac were blown right out of the ground. The hibiscus was about 7 feet tall, the sumac was 9 feet tall. Hopefully I can save the sumac, the hibiscus is a weed around here and is extremely easy to grow, and get out of control. The wind and rain here was intense. I have to clean out the Koi pond, spa, and try to convince the dogs it is a good idea to go outside. Very intense weather...and very cool, although it may be the wind chill.…
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Where Do You Measure Your Temperature?
by Kathryn- 16 replies
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Everyone is posting about the low temperatures in their yard versus local weather stations. Where in your yard to you measure your temperatures? How many thermometers do you have? What were your various reading? I have one min/max thermometer just outside my bedroom about 1 foot from my house and 1 foot from the ground. This one had a low of 34ºF Thursday morning. I have many smaller palms in this location - including a potted Chamaedorea oblongata that did just fine. I have another min/max thermometer in the same area, but it is 6 feet from my house and six feet from the ground. This one had a low of 27ºF Thursday morning. I’m not sure how cold the rest of my yard …
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What is a dewpoint?
by www.dadluvsu.com- 17 replies
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I just did a search and got alot of good information defining a dewpoint... Unfortunately, it was info overload and just made my eyes swim and my head spin... Can anyone tell me what a dewpoint is without making my head do loopdeloops?
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Jan 2 Cold Snap 1 2 3 4
by _Keith- 134 replies
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Gonna get chilly down here, lows of 31, 27, 33 respectively. At least this is a holiday weekend, so I have plenty of time to prepare. I am bringing quite a few plants in that I would normally leave out. I will hit a few with a good burst of liquid fertilizer which might boost the salts in the leaves just a bit and yes, I know I should have done this at least a couple of days ago. I may throw an old sheet over a couple of things, but probably not bother with a light. So, what are you doing to prepare your plants for a brush with death?
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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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