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Neighborhood microclimates
by Pee Dee Palms- 9 replies
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So, I went on a website today that gives the current ground temperature of the entire United States. I was looking around my hometown and noticed some interesting things. I looked at two neighborhoods that had strikingly different temperatures. One is slightly closer to the ocean but I think this has little to do with what I am seeing. If you look at these pictures, you can see that there is a bit of a warm bubble around the first neighborhood (Woodbury). Then, if you look at the second neighborhood (Carolina Forest), you'll see that there appears to be no additional heat floating around the air. For some reason, Woodbury is much more warmer than any of the other neighbor…
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Accuracy of NWS Data
by ahosey01- 2 replies
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This will be a long post, but I'm hoping someone can help me resolve my cognitive dissonance. Once upon a time, @kinzyjr pointed me to an interesting tool through NOAA where I could select a station and have the historical data delivered to my e-mail. This was when I had thought I was moving. Turns out I never moved, which is good because I have 100+ palms, cacti, trees and other interesting plants in the ground that I didn't want to leave behind. Anyways, through some perusing on that site, I discovered there is a weather station less than a half mile from my house, at nearly the exact same elevation, that has over 100 years of weather records. "Interesting …
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New Toy Sunlight and Temp Logger
by D. Morrowii- 0 replies
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I was looking for a way to get accurate light measurements for fun and for just nerding out on palms . I found these pretty cool data loggers from Onset/HOBO They have some expensive serious stuff but they have these little pendant loggers that you can just bluetooth to your phone as well. The little device can log once a minute for 37 days or so. It exports to .csv .xcel or .png. I got a light and temp pendant MX2202. $80 isn’t cheap but not too terrible either. This data is for a B. condopanna living under a banana plant. I’m logging data for a C. nucele this week to see how much light its taking. Bentinkia Condopanna Light 5 14 to 5 18 2022.pdf 21407918 Bent 2022-…
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West & SW FL Zone Map 1 2
by RedRabbit- 1 follower
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I made a quick zone map for West Central and Southwest Florida. This map is based on weather station data and my observations of what grows where. Green: 9b+ Orange: 10a- Brown: 10a+ Red: 10b- Purple: 10B+ Pink: 11a- *Areas unshaded simply aren't rated. **No guarantee of accuracy, don't plant anything based on this.
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European weather reports and chat 1 2
by southathens- 49 replies
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Hello all! I am starting this thread mainly to follow up with the idea of some members who wanted to have a dedicated European weather thread focusing mainly on extreme weather from around the continent but also on interesting daily observations from various met stations! I will be reporting mostly on Greek weather and Greek met stations To start off yesterday was Easter Day for Greece and the maximum T in the country was 30.6C in the meteorological station of the National Observatory of Athens in Lindos, Rhodes
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Central Texas Winter 2021-2022
by DreaminAboutPalms- 0 replies
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Here's some data from 11/15/21-3/15/22 in Austin Texas Days >80: 17 Days >70: 63 Days <50: 10 Days <40: 3 Nights >60: 21 Nights <40: 42 Nights <30: 12 Nights <25: 3 Overall Low 19-21 around town
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DewPoints this morning around US
by bubba- 0 replies
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DewPoint’s of note around the Continental United States ranged from 82°F in Miami Dade near Kendall with most of Florida in the mid to lower 70s. Lower Louisiana averaged approximately 67°F. The lower Texas coast at Laguna vista had the highest at 75°F but had dropped to 46°F by Rio Grande City. The Texas coast through Houston averaged lower 70s° Fahrenheit to San Antonio, which averaged lower 60°F to El Paso at 7°F. Moving westward, Tucson was 15°F, Phoenix was 28°F, Yuma was 41°F, La Quinta was 33°F, Santa Monica/LA was 49°F and San Diego was 51°F. Honolulu was 63°F and Key West was 77°F. Brief sweep globally, I saw 81°F at a Brazilian location in th…
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Spring weather PNW 1 2 3
by Chester B- 81 replies
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Spring? What spring? We've been about 10-15 degrees below normal and today hit with the latest snow in Portland's history. On top of that it's also the most snow we've had all winter. Schools closed, Highways closed, trees down everywhere and at least 50,000 without power. Depending on location some areas have 8", I have about probably about 3". It's the real wet heavy stuff. I'm glad I didn't buy an annuals yet, and left my Ensete in the garage.
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Best/Warmest Microclimate Along the SoCal Coast?
by Alex High- 3 replies
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Hello all, I have recently been reading a lot about people's attempts, failures, and also wonderful successes zone pushing with many tropical and less hardy palms in Southern California, and it got me wondering: what is the best/warmest microclimate along the Southern California coast? I have been monitoring the weather in several different cities along the coast for the past couple months during winter to see which stays the warmest, and from what I've found it seems the San Pedro area near Long Beach has highest lows, notably higher than inland Los Angeles and San Diego as well as many other coastal cities nearby. Since San Pedro is facing south, as the coast juts …
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McAllen, Texas forecasted to hit 107°F(41.7°C) on April 5th
by Meangreen94z- 1 follower
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Austin area where I’m at will supposedly see a more mild 97°F. Then it cools back down.
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Creating microclimates
by Than- 14 replies
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I was wondering if anyone knows of any resources on how to alter/create microclimates in a garden. Some kind of a summary of all the things one can do to create a certain microclimate. Especially, obviously, to increase winter temperatures. Anyone knows of any websites, articles...? I searched but didn't find much.
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New Hardiness Zone Map?
by Pee Dee Palms- 2 followers
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So as many of you know, the current hardiness zone map is extremely outdated. I was wondering if anyone knows about a hardiness zone map that goes into detail that is much more modern? Also, my most important question, does anyone know when the next USDA hardiness zone map will come out?
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Different microclimate questions
by Pee Dee Palms- 1 follower
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Alright, I know I've made a lot of posts about microclimates and what to plant there. But, since it is officially spring, I thought I'd do one more, and I don't think I have posted pictures of some of the microclimates I've talked about in the past, so here they are. So, in the picture of the Phoenix sylvestris, you can see more green grass underneath it as opposed to the surrounding area. No, that isn't green grass that was left over from the past summer, it actually emerged first. Could this be a little warmer microclimate or some other factor (obviously, I wouldn't plant anything there, I just want to know for fun)? Then, here is a few places I was thinking about plant…
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Well as we transition from winter to summer, I think this probably warrants a post. Some devastating bush fires on Saturday evening in northwest England. It's like something you would expect to see in Australia or Greece during their summer. I'm now hearing that a cigarette butt may have caused this inferno below near Liverpool! An entire nature reserve lost and 800 people evacuated from their homes. How the actual hell does a 'wetland' catch on fire in March!? This is crazy... The scale of the damage on Sunday morning As if that isn't enough, another fire was absolutely raging i…
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Coconut Palm in Sarasota, FL?
by Emarohl- 1 follower
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i just moved to Sarasota and am starting to plant trees in the backyard. I recently bought a small coconut palm maybe about 2-3 feet tall and planted it outside in our yard. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or advice on a coconut palm growing here. I know they aren’t very cold hardy. Our house is less than .5 miles from the Sarasota bay and west of highway 41. The yard gets plenty of sunlight and has good drainage. Will it be too cold for it to survive? Can I cover it in cold snaps to keep it warm? Coldest it got this year in our area was 38 deg. According to maps online we are right on the cusp of 9b and 10a. Wondering if anyone in the area had experience with…
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Microclimate Conundrum
by Pee Dee Palms- 7 replies
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So in the past few months/weeks I've observed something quite interesting around my yard. As some of you know, I am very interested in trying to figure out what microclimates are around my house. I've come across a conundrum of my south and north facing wall, and what to plant there. Recently I've noticed, at night, the north facing wall has consistently been around 2 degrees warming that the south, east, and west facing walls. I also want to address the most important thing about this post, the frost. I've observed that the north facing wall gets absolutely ZERO frost at night. I went out there after one of these cold snaps here in the southeast and noticed that there wa…
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Freezing morning temps for SF/Monterey Bay areas Wk of 2/20/22
by WestCoastGal- 1 follower
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Heads up! Winter’s still here. Just checking my Dark Sky app for this week here in SFBay/Monterey Bay area and surprised with day temps in 60s to see some morning temps forecast in the 20s for this week. Possible Snow and Hail in some areas on Tuesday. Winds look pretty calm. Here’s the NOAA/NWS Weather Bulletin posted on Dark Sky about it: Here’s text for easier reading: https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ513&warncounty=CAC085&firewxzone=CAZ513&local_place1=3 Miles SE San Jose International Airport CA&product1=Special+Weather+Statement&lat=37.3394&lon=-121.894#.YhH8-iQ74lQ
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USDA Hardiness Zone Map for Kurdistan?
by Muslim Gardener- 1 follower
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I was out driving by Mediterranean sea yesterday and I saw the beautiful palms and wondered what kind of zone I am in? I saw blue hesper palms and Washingtonia.
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Datalogger recommendations for microclimates.
by cocoforcoconuts- 1 reply
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Does anyone know of or recommend any small dataloggers that can record temperature, humidity, and pH as well? I have been unable to find one that can record all 3 thus far.
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Right, so this has pretty much come out of nowhere over the past 24-48 hours. Two major Atlantic storms are due to barrage into us this week with the first less severe one making landfall on Wednesday evening, affecting northern areas more. However the second more severe storm is due to hit central England with extremely violent wind speeds affecting the whole of the UK. That second storm is the one I am worried about down here in southern England. Potentially 100mph+ winds in the pipeline, looking at some of the models. This is the first, and less severe, storm Dudley that is due to hit Scotland and northern England on Wednesday. This will still bring w…
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Man Made Urban Heat Island
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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Tonight’s GFS forecast is a good illustration of the impact of urbanization. Take a look at forecast for DFW and Austin tonight. DFW airport is expecting 25F, rural areas in the low teens to single digits. Downtown Austin 25F as well, rural area low/mid teens. Whenever I get asked if climate change is real, I say ask yourself if you have ever laid on asphalt in the sun. Yes, it’s real for anyone in a very urbanized area like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix for example.
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Florida Freeze - January 30th, 2022
by RedRabbit- 1 follower
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This thread is to document climate observations recorded on the morning of January 30th, 2022. I’ll be uploading weather stations screenshots I took this morning here and I’d encourage anyone else to join in.
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Texas Palmaggedon 2.0?
by Xenon- 3 followers
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The trend keeps going down down down Houston and Corpus not above 40F for DAYS ON END? Urban Houston hasn't seen freeze this winter yet...happy anniversary?!
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By a tenth of a degree annual mean minimum (50.1 F), Key West is now zone 12(a) for 1991-2020. Key West is 100 miles from the Florida coast to the north and it's 100 more miles to Bainoa, the coldest town in Cuba where the all time record low of 33 F was recorded (colder than Key West record lows due to landmass and elevation) https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/cuba "In northwestern Cuba, winter is pleasantly warm, but it's less warm than in the rest of the island. As mentioned, the north-west is the area that, in winter, is more exposed to short and sudden outbreaks of cool air from the United States, which can bring some days a bit cool and windy, …
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