Takil-Explorer Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Still depressingly windy, chilly and gray here! And the thing is that only a couple of hundreds km south they get a bit summer! Certainly living in the wrong place!!! Well when I win the lotery its adios Holanda! Alexander Well Santa Barbara never shook itself completely of the fog. Here we are in August and it's just like June all over again. Sucks. I miss those Santa Barbara summers from my childhood when it would get into the 80s and 90s on a daily basis. This summer isn't quite as horrible as last summer. We have had some nice weeks, but nothing consistent. Well you still gets all those palms and other exotics arround in that almost frostfree climate! Never to fear a long cold dismal winter must be a bless for sure! Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted August 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 It's cooler than normal in Walnut Creek, but still very nice with highs in the 80's.....when it normally would be in the 90's. I hate to think about winter, but I've noticed the shorter days and the sun seems softer. Dick Same situation down here; mostly 80's when we should be see 90's but my air conditioning bill looks sweet. Models show significant warming this week and even more next week so today may hit 90F\ 32.2C for the first time in over a week. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Baker Portugal Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 We are also having a cool summer here in coastal portugal. Just 20km inland it is about 6-10ºc warmer in the summer. I have noticed that the palms grow their best here when it is warm like 20ºc and wet. I think the moisture factor is much more important than the heat factor. Most of my palms are also from oceania. Cheers Jason Jason Baker Central coastal Portugal Zone 10a, 1300mm rain warm-temperate, oceanic climate looking for that exotic tropical island look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 We are also having a cool summer here in coastal portugal. Just 20km inland it is about 6-10ºc warmer in the summer. I have noticed that the palms grow their best here when it is warm like 20ºc and wet. I think the moisture factor is much more important than the heat factor. Most of my palms are also from oceania. Cheers Jason Jason, I tend to agree with you and plan to poise this question on the main forum. I have watched my subtropical palms like veitchia languish or look marginally healthy, at best elsewhere in Los Angeles. Warmth without wet, as you put it, must be a determining factor for some palm species. And this summer has been lukewarm at best. During heat waves, the temps just seem to rise to normal levels inland and not even normal readings closer to the coast. It was 91F\ 32.7C [just 2 degrees F above normal] today; only 16 days of 90F or above all summer. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm crazy Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 It's been one of the coolest summer I can remember here in the PNW (Washington state). We have 10-12 days a year at 90F-100F, were still waiting for the first 90F day. All this spring was 5-10 degrees below normal. Which has put my gingers flowers later than normal. On the plus side this has been the best tomato season for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmGuyWC Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 If the below normal temps on the West Coast continue into winter, then we are in for deep trouble. I harvested my first tomato this week, and normally I would have tomatoes the end of June. Dick Richard Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takil-Explorer Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well there are more folk here with some 'Dutch climate' problem here it seems. Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm crazy Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well there are more folk here with some 'Dutch climate' problem here it seems. Alexander Yep! We even got a few rain storms in yesterday, not much but it hasn't rain in two months so any little bit helps. Back to more summer sunshine rest of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Today was the first really hot day all summer and the high humidity just made it all the more uncomfortable. More of the same for a few more days but next week should be very pleasant. Hi: 104F\ 40C Lo: 73F\ 22.7C 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Well, the summer season is essentially over even though it is not at all unusual for September and October to be the hottest months of the year especially in coastal California. But a review of the data indicates that this past summer, was, indeed, cooler than normal. Not as cool as last year where many all-time records were broken but June 2011 was even cooler than last year's La Nina weather. Here's the data from my location: Average maximums: June: 77F [normal: 82F] July: 85F [normal: 88F] August: 88F [normal: 89F] Average minimums: June: 59F [normal 62F] July: 65F [normal 66F] August: 65F [normal 67F] 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quaman58 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Here in Coastal S.D, it's been a really comfortable summer. Perhaps a bit cooler than normal, but there have been far fewer cloudy (all day) days than usual, especially in the early part of the summer when you'd expect it. So most of the "tropicals" (Roystonea, Veitchia) were growing well by mid June, which will make this a reasonably lengthy growing season, in all likelihood. Beats the heck out of last year. Bret Coastal canyon area of San Diego "In the shadow of the Cross" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm crazy Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 We are already starting to cool off some here, but this week summer has return with highs in the upper 80's to low 90's in PNW all this week. A real treat for us, nights going back up to low 60's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trioderob Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 hot and humid with t storms EPIC plam growing conditions now is san diego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Nothing but virga and dry thunderstorms over LA since last night. What moisture there is seems to be limited to San Diego and Orange counties [also inland a ways]. Humid and hot for a few more days. Hi: 95F\ 35C Lo: 68F\ 20C 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 These warm, moist storms are my favorite kind of weather in San Diego, it feels almost tropical, complete with a "trade wind" ruffling the palm fronds outside my window all night. But the only thunder I heard was from the mock cannon battles on the bay from the tall ships festival all weekend. Kim Cyr Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trioderob Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 again tstorms and rain this morning - the whole system is passing thru central san diego only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trioderob Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) there is a stream of rain hundreds of miles long but super thin. this line of rain is marching across my house lenghtwise dropping rain hour after hour for the last 2 days. go north or south a few miles and it has been bone dry its insane ! Edited September 6, 2011 by trioderob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I don't ever remember this kind of Summer monsoonal weather, where it's raining off and on all day and night, for two days straight, and I'm a San Diego native. Maybe an afternoon thunderstorm every once in a while, but this has been a full on two day tropical extravaganza! Amazing! For some reason central San Diego and East County are just in the right spot. Matt Bradford "Manambe Lavaka" Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay) 10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation) 9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trioderob Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 YEA and then only to have the temps rise to a 105 heat index a few hours later that is nuts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Today was about as bad as it gets in coastal California. San Diego region had dew point readings above 70 degrees and heat index readings close to 110F\ 43.3C. But one thing we can count on in California is that when the temperatures rise the humidity lowers eventually. It was very uncomfortable in Los Angeles yesterday and all night and though today was even hotter the relative humidity was lower. That dry air should move into San Diego as well. What's very interesting on the horizon is a cut-off low pressure system that the models retrograde into southern California this coming weekend that could actually produce widespread rainfall! But, as we know, any rain this time of the year is generally a fluke and chances are slim about the storm this weekend. Hi: 101F\ 38.3C Lo: 75F\ 23.8C 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happ Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Today was the hottest day of the year so far, if one uses the mean temp: 90F\ 32.2C between the high: 103F\ 39.4C & low: 78F\ 25.5C. On August 26 the maximum was 104F but the minimum was only 73F. The high humidity\ dew points over the past several days are contributing to the warm nights. But overnight temps stay in the 80's routinely in the low desert as well as Texas & Florida so we really can't complain in coastal California. Plus the hotter it gets the lower the humidity on the West Coast [actually the lower the humidity\ dew points the hotter the day]. What's interesting is that additional rainfall could occur this coming weekend as a low retrogrades out of Nevada and pulls up more subtropical moisture. Hopefully Los Angeles will get in on the precipitation this time! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmGuyWC Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Even though Summer has been cooler than normal, my weather for August and Sept. in my inland valley about 30 miles N/E of San Francisco has been about as perfect as one could ask for. Daytime temps. have ranged from the 80's to the 90's and night times lows around 60F. The last several days have been hot with highs near 100, but it's supposed to cool off some tomorrow. I love those evenings when you can sit outside and the temps. are still in the 70's. Dick Richard Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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