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WETTER THAN WET!

surferjr

By surferjr
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surferjr Experienced

surferjr

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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 :hmm:

Well, I not watering for 5-6 weeks yippee!

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epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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And.....there's lots more to come. Another 2 storms through the weekend. Sure would be nice if we could spread these things out but we'll take what we can get.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Austinpalm Experienced

Austinpalm

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Please do not forget to send some east as well. I awoke this morning to the first appreciable rainfall in 3 months. Last year ended with a 20 inch rain deficit. We were 2 inches behind for this year, until this morning. Only received about 1/2 inch so far. With any luck we'll get another 1/2 inch.

Clay

South Padre Island, Zone 10b until the next vortex.

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happ Grand Master

happ

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My concern during this wet pattern is that cold temps in wet soil will leave their marks on already blemished palms. There's so much growth on everything. Hail occurred this morning in weak convection [i think it is the worst weather feature since frost doesn't occur].

Today is really cold & there is a chance that maximum & minimum temps will both be in the 40's :wacko: Rainfall total for this stormy period is over 4" & an incredible gift to California!

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?MTW

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Exotic Life Grand Master

Exotic Life

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It's raining here since the afternoon, but it's enough for me i want spring. To bad that i'm still must wait minimal a month for that... i think al the rain what we have to much we must send that to Australia. If i could change the weather i directly send some rain for the bush fires in Australia.

Robbin

Southwest

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PalmGuyWC Grand Master

PalmGuyWC

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No rain here in N. Calif. and it's clear and cold. The high today here is only 53 F, and I think it's going to freeze tonight. Only hope is that there will be some wind tonight....which is forcast. Southern Calif. prepare yourself for a chilly night, and N. Calif too. Weird, but it appears some of the temps. up here today are warmer than S. Calif.

Dick

Richard Douglas

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bubba Grand Master

bubba

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That is so true about spreading it out. A place called Yankeetown in Florida, North of Cedar Key holds the 24 hour Florida record(38 inches during a wet tropical storm). I have seen unbelievable storms move off the Gulfstream here and dump 20 plus inches in 24 hours.The Breakers golf course was way under water.That does not even touch places in Hawaii.And of course there is always Cherapungi,India(Sp?). It is something beyond rediculous!

What you look for is what is looking

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Hollywood Palms Proficient

Hollywood Palms

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No hail at my place, thank goodness. I am up over 4 inches. 60 degrees today.

David

Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles, CA USA

Southwest facing canyon | Altitude 600 - 775 feet | Decomposing granite
USDA Zone 10b | AHS 6 | Sunset Zone 23 | Köppen Csb | No frost or freezes
Average Low 49 F°/9.4 C° | Average High 79 F°/28.8 C° | Average Rainfall 20"/50.8 cm

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steve 9atx Experienced

steve 9atx

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Bubba

Here're a few more: two weeks after I moved into my house in June 2001, they measured

36" in 24 hrs two miles from my house from TS Allison. Beaumont got 40" out of Allison.

And the continental US record in July 1979 from TS Claudette, 42" in 24 hrs in Alvin, 35 miles

south of me. Remember, Houston is flat as a pancake - these were major flood events.

Steve

USDA Zone 9a/b, AHS Heat Zone 9, Sunset Zone 28

49'/14m above sea level, 25mi/40km to Galveston Bay

Long-term average rainfall 47.84"/1215mm

Near-term (7yr) average rainfall 55.44"/1410mm

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bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Steve, No question. Alvin,Tx holds the 24 hour US record for Rainfall with 43 inches between July 25 and 26,1979.Was that a Frog-Strangler?(Texasism por favor). Furthermore, a place called Thrall,Texas is third in the US with 38.20 inches on Sept. 10,1921. Trust me Steve,Texas is very well represented in this category and I can well imagine what Houston looks like after one of those!

What you look for is what is looking

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steve 9atx Experienced

steve 9atx

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Bubbalouie

If you wanna be Texan, the proper idiom uses "come" with "frog-strangler", as in

"it came a frog-strangler" or "it come a gully-washer". Always happy to oblige,

my friend.

Steve

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USDA Zone 9a/b, AHS Heat Zone 9, Sunset Zone 28

49'/14m above sea level, 25mi/40km to Galveston Bay

Long-term average rainfall 47.84"/1215mm

Near-term (7yr) average rainfall 55.44"/1410mm

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bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Steve, Now that's what I am looking for! Texas idiom!"It came a Gullywasher". That Almost sounds Bubbalicul.

What you look for is what is looking

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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2.5 inches? Funny how desert dwellers have a different take on rain! That is an afternoon sprinkle here in the summertime.

Those Texas totals are more like it. Similar to what we get here occasionally.

The most rain I've recorded in my garden in the last few years was just over 500mm (20") overnight, in about 9 hours. That was heavy enough for me!

Still, any rain is good rain!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Mats Rising Star

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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

This weather blog entry deals with this very topic.

He says San Diego has had 135% of its annual rainfall, but that Central and Northern California provide the majority of our potable water and they are still well below average..

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Ed in Houston

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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.

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At the NWS Alvin Texas, a few miles from house, we had 43 inches in 24 hours July 24th 1979. I did not have to water for a while.

Ed in Houston

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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.

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At the NWS Alvin Texas, a few miles from house, we had 43 inches in 24 hours July 24th 1979. I did not have to water for a while.

Ed in Houston

By the time that same thunderline reached here it had petered out. I doubt we got more than .25 inches.

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