SubTropicRay Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Hi Scott, I've had lots of light showers this month but not the accumulations of last month. This westerly wind that brings morning showers typically leaves me mostly dry. I'm also above 40" for the year so can't complain too much. Besides, we still have about 6 weeks before the rainy season shuts down. Ray Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA subtropical USDA Zone 10A Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA subtropical USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Here's the forecast for Perth. Where did all the winter rain go? It's been nice and sunny, but the nights could be warmer. I spose that's what you get for having cloudless skies at 32S in August. Forecast for Tuesday Fine. Moderate E'ly winds, fresh and gusty about the hills in the morning. Precis: Fine. City: Max 19 Mandurah: Max 18 UV Alert: 11:10 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED Hills: NOT RATED Wednesday Fine. Min 6 Max 20 Thursday Fine. Min 6 Max 22 Friday Fine, partly cloudy. Min 5 Max 21 Saturday Fine. Min 5 Max 20 Sunday Fine. Min 6 Max 20 Monday Fine. Min 6 Max 20 Best regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Another good rain today. FINALLY! In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve 9atx Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hey Thibodeaux, We get a front with a 60% chance tomorrow. Still 5" below normal and 18" behind last year at this time, though. Hopefully, you'll get it on Tuesday night or Wednesday. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Here's the forecast for Perth. Where did all the winter rain go? Welcome to my world... Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Here's the forecast for Perth. Where did all the winter rain go? Welcome to my world... Regards, Ari Except that Darwin had 200+ mm of evaporation for July compared to Perth's 60mm. Daryl Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.dadluvsu.com Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Too much rain... Alot of seedlings dampening off... I'm not happy. www.dadluvsu.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve 9atx Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Woo hoo! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Woo hoo! I am watching it come down also. Now that is a good old Southern summer sight, now isn't it. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve 9atx Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well Keith. I hope you got something out of it. For the umpteenth time this year, I watched a promising front head straight for my house and then fall apart at the last minute. I didn't even get spit on. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well Keith. I hope you got something out of it. For the umpteenth time this year, I watched a promising front head straight for my house and then fall apart at the last minute. I didn't even get spit on. Steve A little. Just enough to keep the leaf diseases nice and healthy. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've been watering lately as we've had no rain for a week and a half. Palms like my majestic are sapping the soil so dry, it's become hydrophobic. Coconut loves this sunny weather. No rain forecast for the forseeable future. Weird August. The flying ants are out already, about 3 or 4 weeks early. Best regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Except that Darwin had 200+ mm of evaporation for July compared to Perth's 60mm. Daryl No wonder everything is so dry.... Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubTropicRay Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Bill, Can you move some of those little guys under an overhang? Ray Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA subtropical USDA Zone 10A Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA subtropical USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmGuyWC Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Over all the Summer has been milder than normal in N. Calif. That means the highs have been lower if that makes any sense. Actually, better weather for palms than the sizzling heat we normally get in July and August. Ants have been coming into my house for the past week, and I've heard others make the same comment. They usually come inside preceding cool or wet weather. I wonder if the ants know something we don't? We would not normally expect rain until late Sept. or Oct. If Summer is any gage, then I think we can expect a cold winter. I heard the Atlantic is warmer than normal and the Pacific is cooler. Calif. is in a drought and if we don't get the clouds in the winter, we get clear cold nights. Dick Richard Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well Keith. I hope you got something out of it. For the umpteenth time this year, I watched a promising front head straight for my house and then fall apart at the last minute. I didn't even get spit on. Steve Well Steve, it finally happened. About 3:30am the heavens opened up with fire and rain. The lightening was so intense, it was nearly non-stop for a couple of hours. The rain was still going when I left for work at 8am. I felt like I was in Louisiana for the first time this summer. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve 9atx Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Laissez le bon temps PLEUVEZ! cher 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well I'm sick of this high pressure zone that has made it's home just south of Oz. It's almost stationary directing dry strong winds from the interior almost without stop. It's making some lovely warm days, but cool to cold nights. I'm having to water a lot now. I'm looking forward to the high shifting and letting a cold front with some moist westerlies through, but none is forecast for at least a week. A record dry August here. regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter John Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Could be worse here, could be shivering cold winds as well. Either way, this is the longest coldest batch of weather I can recall and definitely the longest cold run since I've been planting palms. Happy GardeningCheers, WalQueensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiearoids Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Not a drop of rain for nearly 3 weeks !!! shock horror ... as usual the shops are selling out of hose fittings and sprinklers etc. A few dark clouds around , but if I don't race around irrigating , it will never rain .. Michael in palm paradise, Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year. Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 3 weeks? Try 3 months!!! Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 It was beautiful and sunny and 23C today. Pretty cold at night. Flying ants were out again. It's bone dry, and no rain forecast. regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubTropicRay Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 The rain is back from vacation. Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA subtropical USDA Zone 10A Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA subtropical USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Overnight low was 19 deg C last night... it is getting warmer... I would be cursing soon that it is too hot to do anything. The A/C will be going full blast... but at least away with this dry wind and the plants will be growing instead of going into state of dormancy. It is so bad this year even my bamboos have stopped growing... 'Doh!! Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Sunny and 24C today. I did a bit of fertilising of the palms in pots today. Rain would be nice. 22C tomorrow and sunny. regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotic Life Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 No people on this board that is living in Poland? The weather there the last 2 day's has not been nice... and scary for those people there. Heavy thunderstorms with hail just like little balls, also tornado again... the think about F2 or F3.. 3 people has died. Look at this movie, some people on a bus seen the tornado coming... it must been scary too seen that. http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ER4CIOSOY The hail... brrrrrr Southwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotic Life Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 The weather over here it not really warm but not too cold... around the 22-23C and sunny. Maybe in the late august we get some really summerheat again... Normally when a hurricane is hitting Florida and other states we get here most of the time some sun and heat. Robbin Southwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Well, at least on this end, things are returning to normal. It is raining two of every three days. The ground is getting spongy again and it is about time. Hopefully, now my palms can put on some serious growth before winter comes around. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Well it was sunny and 24C yesterday, and 23C forecast for today. Cold nights, but they're forecast to get warmer over the coming week. Maybe, just a tiny possibility of rain tomorrow night. I'll believe it when I see it, but the cloud cover will keep the nights much warmer than they've been. After that we're back to 23C weather. regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazondk Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 It was real hot yesterday morning then clouded up and there was a bit of rain. Today around noon there was an intense rain storm and the rest of the day stayed cloudy. Last week almost every day was around 37 C / 98 F. For the most part it will continue like this until November. August and September are the hottest and the driest months of the year. Tomorrow I am going up to the northern hemishpere on the other side of the equater into the rainy season where it is wetter and somewhat cooler. dk Don Kittelson LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO 03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level 1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. . Click here to visit Amazonas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I am getting really sick of complaining about the weather, but it is 31deg C and 17% humidity today. Shocking cool dry wind too!! My bore is running full on. Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Ari, You're the only person I know who cools a 31C dry wind "cool". That's a hot wind. Best regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 No... the wind actually cool... trust me. Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter John Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 No... the wind actually cool... trust me. Regards, Ari I trust you Ari, but isn't a cool wind when it's 31c a good thing ? Happy GardeningCheers, WalQueensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 It is when you are people... not so much for the heliconias... You should see them, they look so ratty. Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazondk Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I left the southern hemisphere this morning with a pretty typical dry seaon summer day in Manaus. The temperature was on its way to around 37 C / 97 F. I got to Boa Vista in the northern hemisphere after lunch in a rain storm. The weather cleared up somewhat and it turned out to be a nice afternoon. The first picture is from a street near my house where some remanants of the original vegetation still hang on, the Oenocarpus bataua trees. It is sort of a funky view I see while leaving my house every morning. At least that is not my house. The palms are nice though. The other picture is an afternoon shot in the savanna land near Boa Vista on a winter afternoon. dk Don Kittelson LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO 03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level 1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. . Click here to visit Amazonas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Beautiful pics Don. Are those clouds in the second pic on the equator? I've heard that right on the equator winds will just change direction. ie a SW wind will change into a SE wind on the equator. I think I got that right. Well we got rain today. Just enough to wet the foliage and bring the dewpoints up. Much better than the neg 9C dewpoint yesterday. But gone is the sunny warm weather. It's cloudy and cool. Best regards Tyrone Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Averages are averages, or when it rains it pours. The turnaround has occured. Our 13" rain deficit is now down to 9" and we are 4" rain above normal for the month of August and it is only the 18th. We are getting an inch or two everyday. Got to go fertilize now as the nitrogen leaches away fast when we get in these rainy periods. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazondk Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Tyrone, The clouds are south of where I was. I would put them at about 1.5 degrees North. I will try to see what the wind does next time I drive over the equator. What is interesting is that as you drive you can see the weather change as you get closer to the equator many times. dk Don Kittelson LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO 03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level 1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. . Click here to visit Amazonas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 I've never lived in the north of equator before. I think I visited Thailand once, but never actually observe the weather, etc, etc. It would be interesting to see the change as you go pass the equator... Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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