WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Well, now, this is getting way serious
by _Keith- 9 replies
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High / Low (°F)Precip. %Tonight Jan 02Partly Cloudy34°10 %Sun Jan 03Partly Cloudy53°/32°10 %Mon Jan 04Partly Cloudy50°/30°10 %Tue Jan 05Sunny49°/29°0 %Wed Jan 06Mostly Sunny54°/42°10 %Thu Jan 07Showers50°/23°40 %Fri Jan 08Mostly Cloudy37°/26°10 %Sat Jan 09Partly Cloudy43°/34°10 %Sun Jan 10Sunny55°/41°0 %Mon Jan 11Sunny58°/43°0 %Last Updated Jan 2 09:18 p.m. CT
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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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West Coast Freeze
by ghar41- 39 replies
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Weather predictions for the night of January 17-18 here are 24-25F. What is it looking like in your area?
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A great deal has been written about the advent of the new Supercanes resulting presumably from Global Warming and other forces linked to mankind's destructive tendencies.It is interesting to note that the most prolifically destructive Hurricane ever in the Western Hemisphere was experienced from October 10-18,1780.Few details regarding wind speed,tidal surge or other specifics were recorded but it's effects speak for themselves. The first landmass effected was Barbados,where the entire Island was defoliated and all dwellings were knocked down.The fury of the Storm was such that the survivors did not feel the shocks of an earthquake that accompanied the storm.It was sai…
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Wet April in SoCal
by joe_OC- 9 replies
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Thanks to the storms in April, snow pack in CA has increased to make up for dry Winter. Reservoirs are also filling up nicely:
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Wet drought in WA, OR and yes CA
by Palm crazy- 0 replies
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Interesting article from R.S. (raw story) website. The desiccated soils and barren slopes of California have grabbed news headlines for months on end as the state is in its fourth year of a crippling drought that has forced unprecedented statewide water restrictions and billions of dollars in agricultural losses. But while most eyes have been trained on the plight of the Golden State, its neighbors to the north are also facing a dearth of water, victims of some of the same atmospheric forces that have left California parched. Oregon and Washington aren’t currently in the same dire straits as California, having at least received a fair bit of rain this winter, but t…
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Wet Season
by bubba- 7 replies
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After 4 days in a row,I think we can say Wet Season has officially clocked in.Year to date is 20.72 inches with normal 17.24.That does not include some very wet downpours going on now.Lake Okeechobee is only 9.75 ft when average is 13.62 ft.South Florida Water Management likes to keep the canals full instead of the Lake.
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WETTER THAN WET!
by surferjr- 16 replies
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WOW, it poured last night....it poured so much my water gauge broke!! Think we got 2.5 inches in 8 hours. I'm sure the state will say we are still in a drought to line their pockets Well, I not watering for 5-6 weeks yippee!
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Whassup in Baja, California, Sur, Norte, whatever!
by DoomsDave- 8 replies
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How are you? Hope well, if wet. Tell us, please.
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What a strange sensation
by Xerarch- 6 replies
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I just went outside briefly in my short sleeves to grab something out of my vehicle. Upon walking out the door I thought "wow it's so warm out here, this feels nice". "Nice" is a very, very, relative term here, we've been below 0 F a lot here lately, with a couple mornings recently around -15 F (~ -26 C). So any guesses as to what the "warm" temp was tonight?...................27 F! (-2.8 C), oh what a difference a change in perspective can make.
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What a strange year this is turning out to be...
by Jeff in St Pete- 10 replies
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It started raining around 4 pm today and we are having some very hard rains right now. Any other time of the year, I would expect this, but not February. February is usually sunny, hot and dry. We have had thunderstorms or just plain rain every afternoon for the last 4 days. It's been great not watering my plants in the shadehouse, but this is very strange for this time of year. In fact some friends of mine were just here and they chartered a small plane to fly back to San Jose. The flight was cancelled because of bad weather and they had to spend another night here. That is almost unheard of this time of year.
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what a year for growth !
by trioderob- 8 replies
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this has been just the perfect year for growing palms. I have been at 80F + for over 100 days in a row now with near total sunshine. and a massive heat wave is coming in Oct !
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What Are "Sunset Climate" Zones?
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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What exactly are sunset climate zones? I tried to look it up and basically every site just says, "it takes in all the factors of growing in a climate" and then doesn't really explain it. Is a higher number good or bad? What's the scale?
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What are the Probabilities?
by Ed in Houston- 0 replies
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What is the probability of a palm surviving in your area? The probability depends on not only the average (mean) low seasonal temperature given by the zone maps but also the math term "standard diviation". The SD is measure of how far from the mean a single data point (one year's minimum) is likely to occur from the mean of a data set of yearly minimums. It should be noted that the SD will be larger in locations more toward the center of a continent where drastic swings in temperature can occur. In Houston it should be less, in the inland location of Orlando even less due to the peninsula effect and even less in a location like Tampa that is on the coast. To c…
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What are you covering?
by cfkingfish- 2 followers
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I was curious what everyone was covering this fine week of lovely temperatures in Florida and the East Coast. Last year I spent a lot of time doing this, this year, not so much. Here is what I have covered: Borassus - because it is low to the ground, frost gets it and it never gets to grow in my coldest area. Gaussia gomez-pompae Tahinas - again, hardy but low to the ground tropical Encephalartos Orania palindan and ravaka Things I am not covering: P. pacifica and woodfordii - if they die, so be it. Tired of being burnt back Raphia farinifera C. fallaensis Bottle/Spindles Veitchias
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Hello! Spring has set for well here in Greece and we reached 25C the last 3 days and 20s are here to remain from what the forecasts say... Most trees have leafed now except Morea,Ficus carica and Aillanthus from what i see in Athens My palms have started gaining some speed in growth,my first Hyophorbe popped the button of his seed and the weather is great with a nice blue sky and no clouds in the horrizon So how is it where you live and what are your dailly highs now?
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what are your soil temps?
by sonoranfans- 5 replies
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I looked on line and the AZ soil temps were varying with elevation of course. Mesa, the site closest to me, recorded 100F @ 4" depth(ST1) and 97 degrees at 20" depth(ST2). It might be interesting to see how these temps vary in the different areas. http://ag.arizona.edu/azmet/data/00sum.htm
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What are your winter predictions? 1 2
by RyManUtah- 1 follower
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I’m hoping for a mild winter... seems the first freeze is coming a little early, though. Usually after thanksgiving, not before Halloween. How has autumn been for everyone?
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What bug is this?
by BS Man about Palms- 11 replies
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I have seen these in various places over the years but don't know what it is. It is like a flat cocoon and the head? is like a caterpillar that has enough teeth to hold it on the wall, I have also seen them "disappear" out one end to pop out the other?? Its about 1" long. WTF?
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What causes these "anti-microclimates"?
by Pee Dee Palms- 1 follower
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Recently I was looking at some USDA hardiness zone maps for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and noticed something off about three different towns. These three towns that I have posted pictures of all seem to have a lower hardiness zone than the surrounding area which I would think should be the opposite. I thought that the asphalt and heat the buildings and roads create could potentially bump the hardiness zone up half a zone like most large cities. Why would these three towns be half a zone below the surrounding area? The three towns in question are: Pearsall, TX - Baton Rouge, LA - Vicksburg, MS
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what do you guys think of my lowest temps from 200 till now?
by A User on Palmtalk- 1 reply
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2000: 0 7a/6b 2001: 5 7a 2002: 0 7a/6b 2003: -2 6b 2004: -5 6b/6a 2005: -1 6b 2006: 3 7a 2007: -4 6b 2008: 2 7a 2009: -13 6a 2010: 4 7a 2011: -4 6b 2012: 5 7a 2013: -1 6b 2014: -14 5b 2015: -11 5b 2016: 0 6b/7a 2017: 5 7a 2018: -6 6a 2019: -13 5b 2020: 4 7a 2021: -3 6b 2022: -1 6b
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What do you think of this zone map?
by insipidtoast- 5 replies
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I think it might be a bit generous, but the colors at least make it very easy to differentiate zones. http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-california-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php
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What does the existence of, and type of citrus growing in an area, suggest about the types of palms that can be grown? Much debate (and debacle) on these forums is around temperature/rainfall/sunshine averages and extremes for various areas, and their ultimate say on the zone that an area is in, and what should be able to be grown there. This has resulted in many claims by members in zones similar to the zone where I am here, areas like the UK/Europe and Pacific Northwest. This has also led to some creative zone-labelling e.g. Mediterranean /subtropical climates at high latitudes. Well, this past weekend I just happened to be at a house around the corner fr…
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What does this winter have in store?
by _Keith- 6 replies
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These folks make a credible case for knowing, or at least educated guessing. http://www.weathertrends360.com/Blog/Post/Long-Range-Weather-Forecasting-The-2014-2015-Winter-Outlook-1935
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What happened to El Nino?
by displaced_floridian- 16 replies
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February is almost half over and here in SoCal we have had exactly two rain events in 2016. The first one was plentiful, the second rather skimpy. I thought El Nino meant we were going to get copious rains all winter long. We are way below normal so far.November and December were very dry also. Now the extended forecast shows no possibility of rain before a week from now and even then it is only a slight chance of light precipitation. Dry and unseasonably warm throughout the period. Looks like El Nino is a bust.
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