WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Rain? In So. Cal? In July?
by NM_PALM_BOY- 7 replies
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Hey all you So. Callers. Did you get rain today? Imagine my surprise when I woke up today and it was RAINING! I thought it was dreaming! I have been coming here for 18 years and I have never seen rain in the summer. I know that some of the folks inland receive summer rain, but it rarely makes it to the coast. How much did you get? Doug
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Cuba
by Bilbo- 2 replies
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Some of you guys will be well aware that following our last Bi in the DR a few members secided to go on to Cuba. I was tempted but did not go for two reasons 1) I dont like Fidel or his brother and 2) I dont like communism. Apologies moderator but that is about the only "political" thing I have ever said and it will be my last. Something positive now! Apart from all the many Royals all over Cuba the Jardin Botanico Nacional boasts of at least - wait for it - 162 species of palm. Now I know why those guys went: Temptation and good botanical intentions! The road to hell etc. Regardez Juan
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Big Island Rain
by Wai`anae Steve- 3 replies
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Bo, How is it going w/rain from that tropical depression? Steve
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New Record Set
by Jim in Los Altos- 2 replies
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I woke up this morning to the sound of rain! This is the first July 18th in history that measureable rain has fallen in the Bay Area. Only a few hundreths of an inch but enough to clean and brighten my taller palms. Rain ended by late afternoon and skies are, again, clear, cloudless ones that we typically experience in July and most of the summer here.
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Could be the Wettest year EVER!
by NBTX11- 20 replies
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We are absolutely swimming in water. Areas of floods all over the state the past couple months. Many in areas that don't normally get floods. This could yet be the wettest year ever in many areas of TX. San Antonio, for example has had about 33 inches of rain so far this year (32.59 as of 2 days ago), not including the rain we got last night or today. It has been raining and raining and raining. That is about the annual normal total in just a little over 6 months. We could end up with 55-60 inches or rain easily at this rate, which would shatter the all time record of around 53 inches. During the last 33 days, we have had about 25 days with at least some rai…
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I asked for Rain...... and GOT IT !!
by BobbyinNY- 12 replies
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It's been hot and dry as a bone here... That is until 8am this morning........
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Record Cold 1 2 3
by Daryl- 109 replies
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What a winter it has been so far. We have had some of the coldest weather in recorded history. We are experiencing yet another cold snap here, with more to come. The strange thing is that our local airport has recorded both the warmest July day ever and the coldest minimum as well. This is a location about 1 kilometre from the ocean. Lucky for me so far my temps have not been as cold as the airport. Here are some stats for the month up to yesterday. Last night the airport minimum temp was 0.0C!!! regards, Daryl.
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SoCal Water Issues
by osideterry- 20 replies
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Most of us SoCal types on this board take our ability to irrigate our gardens for granted. I keep hearing things like we are going to lose percentages of our Colorado River and Northern California usage, and that eventually our water bills are going to go way up. I was wondering if anyone here is planting with less irrigation in mind. A garden based on phoenix, butia, brahea, etc, and xeriscape plants like yucca, agave and other succulents could be very impressive. Any thoughts?
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Heavy frost in Cordoba
by Gaston in Argentina- 3 replies
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Wow! It´s unusualy cold here at this momment, heavy frost, ice on the streets, and palms suffering a lot. Being at 8:10 hs. termometer tell -5,2° C. with clear sky (radiational frost) Im really worried by my only good sized Parajubaea cocoides and my tall Chambeyronia macrocarpa.- Caryota himalaya seems with the leaves brown but im sure this will recover for much defoliation that would be.- The cold will be for the week say the TV forecast. Will see how the palms surrvive to this.-
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Hurricane Center director out
by Dave-Vero- 2 replies
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The Herald says he quit or was ousted. Not merely "temporarily reassigned." This possibly brings an end to calls for his ouster by some 20 of the 50 staff. What an unusual in-the-office storm for a fairly staid agency!
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The Mid North Coast NSW "Wet and Cold"
by The Palm Nut- 4 replies
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Today its been raining with a high of 12C in the garden, lots of rain! Lost my Pinanga caesia of 8 years, the first casualty. The last several weeks its been unusually wet and cold, bad mixture for many tropical palms. Expecting lots of black spotting this winter, can only hope for few deaths. Not a Cheerfull Mike
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July thread
by steve 9atx- 20 replies
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I hope this isn't a duplication, but I haven't seen a July thread yet..... Here's my weather: rain almost every day. 9" over "average", 6" over last year, 33.93" YTD as of yesterday. Highs up to 10F below normal, lows a degree or two above normal, both probably attributable to the cloudcover and precipitation. My yard is a jungle, lot's of trimming this year. I'm also starting to worry about fungal problems with all the rain, especially concerning my StAugustinegrass. One suggested feature for Americans is that if you add your zip code to your weather report, we can go straight to your forecast on WeatherUnderground and/or other weather sites. I'm at 77098. …
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Climate comparisons
by amazondk- 35 replies
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I thought that the comparisons between a few of the locations where people live on the forum was interesting. I would have put Hilo here Honolulu is but it was not on the site where I got the information. I realize that there is substantial difference between to two locations. I guess I live in the hottest place among the ones I have posted. The data was collecte over a 10 year period.
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Dry in Wai`anae
by Wai`anae Steve- 24 replies
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What's new ? It's always dry in the summer Rain In Wai`ane or lack of it
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What's the Deal?
by alex_7b- 1 reply
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I see temps are way up out west, even at higher altitudes.
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Who like's this ?
by Exotic Life- 17 replies
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Hi, Summer is here complety gone, i want him back We have got now a really strong west circulation, with low tempeture around the 20C/68F for the day and 13C/55.4F with a lot of rains, but also some sunshine sometimes... But also local flooding, hail, thunder, heavy winds ... The only good thing about this, the sky are so beautifull sometimes, because the clouds ... We have got already almost the rainfall for whole July. Here are some pics from different people cross whole Netherlands.
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100 to 105 degrees
by happ- 14 replies
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Every day is warmer as the summer season kicks in esp. away from the ocean. Last July brought record temps & humidty. This heat will be dangerously dry [the conditions that triggered the Lake Tahoe disaster [300 homes lost] SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT SAT JUN 30 2007 Exerpts: ...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE MOUNTAINS.. DESERTS AND VALLEYS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE UPPER HIGH IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN A…
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Hi all, I have seen several growing zone maps from all these different sources over the years and yet, none has felt right for my area. Most recently, there was a map posted over on the CFPACS board that really blew it for the Tampa Bay area. So, I decided to make my own zone map! No, it is not based upon any kind of hard data only empirical evidence of what is seen growing in the Bay area and a little bit of "gut feeling". I think this could be a fun project for many people to try to do if they want to make a very localized zone map outlining suspected and known micro climates - hot and cold. It would be cool to dedicate a sub forum, not unlike the freeze forum to custom…
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Snow in JoBerg
by steve 9atx- 13 replies
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps....9yDGOnc Steve
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La Nina or not?
by happ- 2 replies
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A strong/persistent westerly flow in the upper atmosphere has delayed/sheared tropical activity [even at the equator Good news for hurricane weary & drought concerns. Excerpt from WxAmerica Also of interest is the Madden Julian Oscillation, which could have impacts on both extent of hot air in North America (unlikely) and tropical cyclone development (possible). In summer, the effects of the MJO are usually most pronounced in the southern hemisphere. But if a Kelvin wave is strong enough (and the signature most recently seen along the eastern coast of India and Sri Lanka certainly is), two shifts in the atmosphere can occur above the Equator. One is str…
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Cold in Queensland 1 2
by Cycadcenter- 61 replies
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Wal, Daryl, Clayton and all the other Queenslander's, just wondering how you faired in the cold snap. Just read that it only got up to 11 yesterday, coldest in 90 years with some pretty strong winds. We must have been about the same up in Childers as Bundy also only got up to 12. Bruce
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Rain in West Palm Beach
by palmmermaid- 7 replies
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It is really raining this afternoon here at my house in The Acreage area of Palm Beach County. It rained yesterday as well. Glad I got fertilizer out. Everything should really start growing. I cold dance out in it. I hope the Kissimmee River Basin is getting some so Lake Okeechobee will get some more water in it.
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Alachua
by SunnyFl- 7 replies
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Just curious.... I know that Sabals and Butias (capitata & eriospatha) are grown up there, but what else? Any crownshafted palms, or does it get too cold? Thoughts? There's a botanical garden there but I'm not sure of its name - something like Kanapaha ? - near Gainesville, right?
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Climate for South American palms
by philinsydney- 1 reply
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For those of you who don't read UK Oasis, I thought you might find this climatic discussion on Syagrus and other palms interesting: http://www.ukoasis.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5517&start=20
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Typical summer evening in Florida
by ruskinPalms- 7 replies
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I love the weather here in florida in summer. Here are a few pictures of what can be expected any given summer evening: Outflow boundary approaches from the northeast generated by the rain cooled air of some big storms that were raging inland: Sometimes, these boundaries can fire off some new storms in thier wake. Darkening clouds approach from behind the boundary: