First sub 40's

[Gonzer]

37.6° F at 5:20 am

No worries, be happy.

[nachocarl]

I am trying to get a feel for the new yard's coldest area so I have couple of data points.

Roof level no canopy 36 F (NW side)

Ground level no canopy 38 F (NW side bottom of the property)

Porch 44F

No wind, no frost.

[John Case]

39 today in Brentwood this morning at 165 feet....probably much cooler in the flatlands......

[Jim in Los Altos]

It dropped to 38F at my place this morning. The sun is bright and warming.

[enigma99]

Dropped to 35F today. No frost. First mid 30s of the winter.. just concerned about New Years

[Kim]

43F at my place, 39F at my daughter's -- her fiancé recently made their first palm purchase. :) Cool, huh?

[Vari805]

37.0F at 6am this morning. It was a total of 3 hrs below 40F, 5am to 8am roughly. Yesterday was 37.2 for the low temp, and only 1.5 hrs below 40F. This is the first real cold this winter.

[Jubaea]

33 this morning and 34 yesterday morning in the frost pocket here in Santa Barbara. We were having a real mild winter with temps not dipping below 39 prior to these last two nights.

[JEFF IN MODESTO]

34f at my place in MoooooDesto. All the bananas and ficus Dam's are still green.

I noticed that at Axels place it hit 34f as well.

His weather station is placed about middle of his hill. which means the bottom was sub feezing.

Wonder if he had any damage?

[Stevetoad]

34.4 for me here in sanfreeze. Frost on roof tops grass was wet

[trioderob]

I have a bad feeling about tonight.

not a cloud in the sky and no wind at all.

it is going to be real cold at 5:45 am Sat.

I already got leaf burn on my ficus trioderopsis from last night

[Jim in Los Altos]

Lots of clouds are breaking through the high pressure up here and the temperature has been a stable 46F for a couple of hours. I hope what I see on the moving satellite maps holds up. The forecast is now stating above 40F tonight.

[Jimbean]

43F at my place, 39F at my daughter's -- her fiancé recently made their first palm purchase. :) Cool, huh?

[WestCoastGal]

Last night (Friday night/Saturday morning) looked to be our coldest night, just at freezing or below for an hour maybe near dawn. I'm having to rely on nearby stations for guestimates since Santa overlooked a weather station for us this year. Bad Santa. Tuesday night and Wednesday night coming up are projected to be nearly that cold but a degree or two warmer so not overly concerned. Definitely a lot warmer in mid-late December compared to last year (down to 23 to freezing for overnight temps for a few hours for more than a week as I recall).

Nothing in our yard palm-wise to be concerned about but my orange birds, Sun Patiens, Canna intrigue and just in the last few days our kangaroo paws ('tango') are in bloom now and I just hate to lose the flowers if I can help it, so will be ready with frost cloth for some of our stuff. Scrambled to buy it at the last minute last year and get it out.

The cold evening temps here definitely signal winter has arrived.

[Gonzer]

34.8° at 3:00 am and falling about 2/10ths of a degree every 15 minutes

[nkbish]

Low of 35 two nights ago, and low of 37 last night with no frost. The air has been very dry with a light wind so no frost. This is my second winter at my new house and it is interesting learning the climate. Last winter was very mild with only one light frost.

[nachocarl]

Roof level no canopy 37F

Ground level no canopy 38F

Porch 45 F

No wind, high clouds and no frost

Interesting looking at the Wundermap this AM. Yesterday we were one of the coldest areas, but this AM there are some very cold pockets close the ocean.

[Pete in Paradise Hills]

41 degrees at 7am.

[John Case]

Dodged the bullet last night ...low of 43 at Hana Keu Gardens.....despite the forecast that last night would be the coldest....3 cheers for global warming!

[Ben in Norcal]

Next week is going to be the issue...current models look a little ugly for Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday...I am just hoping we don't see sub-30 at this stage.

[Stevetoad]

First freezing temp for me last night. Hit 30.1. Looks like 2014 wants to make its mark

[Stevetoad]

Bananas look fine so maybe I didn't get below 32 after all.

[Josh-O]

43F at my place, 39F at my daughter's -- her fiancé recently made their first palm purchase. :) Cool, huh?

very cool

[Josh-O]

Bananas look fine so maybe I didn't get below 32 after all.

when the naners burn you know your 32 or below

[Josh-O]

My low temp today was 42F today

low temp yesterday was 44F

defiantly getting cold

[Josh-O]

Dodged the bullet last night ...low of 43 at Hana Keu Gardens.....despite the forecast that last night would be the coldest....3 cheers for global warming!

hip hip hooray for global warming!!

[enigma99]

35 this morning. Few more days to go until it gets better

[Hammer]

43F at my place, 39F at my daughter's -- her fiancé recently made their first palm purchase. :) Cool, huh?

Very cool. Congrats...you must be proud.

[Coconutman]

Brrr...another cold night!

[Jim in Los Altos]

No freezing temps all week forecast for my area, but close. A nice warmup is forecast for next week!

[Ben in Norcal]

But no rain in the 10-day! Dammit, Jim, we need rain I tell you!

[John Case]

Low of 48 last night/this morning at Hana Keu. Forecast for Wed night is the dangerous one......

[Gonzer]

But no rain in the 10-day! Dammit, Jim, we need rain I tell you!

We're in line for it Bones, Tuesday and Wednesday. Where the heck is Clayton anyway?

[Capnrey]

I got 46 this morning at 6am in my backyard. I'm making sure the ground is moist, the pool is at 57. Wednesday night is the biggest threat so far. I know . . . I really should have nothing to worry about. But I'm still momma. They're young . .and I want to make sure my palms are comfortable this winter. It's their first winter in the ground.

[Ben in Norcal]

But no rain in the 10-day! Dammit, Jim, we need rain I tell you!

We're in line for it Bones, Tuesday and Wednesday. Where the heck is Clayton anyway?

East Bay - up in the hills from Walnut Creek.

[BS Man about Palms]

I've slept much easier since I decided the temp is only as cold as it gets when I'm awake... since I usually get up 730-8, its an easier sleep.

[WestCoastGal]

It was 45F when we headed out for coffee this a.m. around 9:30. No frost on the car overnight which was nice to see. Wind has been blowing since last night as projected, and man does it feel cold. DH put up some rebar/pvc hoops and the wind isn't making it easy to add the frost cloth protection. Have to wonder if we'll find it blown off overnight. That happened last year to some of our plants and not a pretty sight afterwards.

What do you guys do to keep frost cloth on securely beyonds clamps and some rocks on the bottom? Wondering if there's a better way.

Just looked and our low is suppose to be 31F.

[Josh-O]

I've slept much easier since I decided the temp is only as cold as it gets when I'm awake... since I usually get up 730-8, its an easier sleep.

I love the thought behind your statement Bill... all to true..

[WestCoastGal]

Wind is really whipping our mature mule fronds around. DH just said that he found one of our lowest (oldest) fronds broken off from the wind. We've walked in the backyard off and on today and it must have just happened. This is the first time the wind has claimed a frond from us, still green too. He did say the soil is still moist from our prior drenching here so at least we don't need to water the palms before the freeze.

[Jim in Los Altos]

It was 45F when we headed out for coffee this a.m. around 9:30. No frost on the car overnight which was nice to see. Wind has been blowing since last night as projected, and man does it feel cold. DH put up some rebar/pvc hoops and the wind isn't making it easy to add the frost cloth protection. Have to wonder if we'll find it blown off overnight. That happened last year to some of our plants and not a pretty sight afterwards.

What do you guys do to keep frost cloth on securely beyonds clamps and some rocks on the bottom? Wondering if there's a better way.

Just looked and our low is suppose to be 31F.

Debbie, Just curious why you would be installing frost cloth for a windy night since frost doesn't form on anything but in still or nearly still air?