D. Morrowii Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 The thread started by@SubTropicRayabout Florida’s drought conditions had me wondering about the amounts of sky water we palm folks were getting in our gardens. Here’s mine for June 2023 Merritt Island FL, Monthly total. 8.43” For the year 20.71 What are your totals? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 22 minutes ago, D. Morrowii said: What are your totals? Approximates: Year to date: 31 inches 06/2023: 12.5 inches 05/2023: 11.25 inches 04/2023: 3.25 inches 03/2023: 0.50 inches 02/2023: 2.00 inches 01/2023: 1.50 inches 2 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysrigging Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Last 12 months in Darwin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Morrowii Posted July 1 Author Report Share Posted July 1 8 hours ago, greysrigging said: Last 12 months in Darwin Are you guys sub tropical or tropical there? At first I thought this looked like the rainy season for the West coast of the US but then I remembered that the earth is tilted on its axis 🙂 You guys got about 500mm more than we got here in Central Florida last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_Palms Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 June finished on 10mm / 0.39 inches here. Most of that rain came during the past week, which has been cooler and wetter than the first 3 weeks of June. Overall still pretty dry, as expected in my climate with drier summers, which is more akin to the west coast of the USA, or the west coast of Australia, rather than the wetter, more humid eastern coasts of continents. Any rain that has fallen this month has come from thunderstorms, so it can be very hit and miss. Some places got a one-off deluge, while just down the road they had nothing. The lowest UK values for June 2023 that I can see are as follows (no surprise they are all in the south of the UK)... 5.) Cheam in south London - 4.2mm / 0.16 inches 4.) Heligan, southeast Cornwall - 3.6mm / 0.14 inches 3.) Both Bildeston & Lavenham (tie) in East Anglia - 2mm / 0.08 inches 2.) Mumbles Head, south Wales - 1.4mm / 0.05 inches 1.) Both Pinner & Stanmore (tie) in north London - 0.4mm / 0.01 inches. Year to date here - 10.68 inches (March - April period was the wettest on record in my area). Jan - 1.77 inches (around average) Feb - 0.14 inches (exceptionally dry compared to ave) Mar - 3.95 inches (exceptionally wet compared to ave) Apr - 3.28 inches (very wet compared to ave) May - 1.15 inches (around average) Jun - 0.39 inches (slightly below average) 2 1 Dry-summer Oceanic climate (9a) Average annual precipitation - 18.7 inches : Average annual sunshine hours - 1725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 June 23 260mm 2 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...
greysrigging Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 On 7/1/2023 at 11:42 PM, D. Morrowii said: Are you guys sub tropical or tropical there? At first I thought this looked like the rainy season for the West coast of the US but then I remembered that the earth is tilted on its axis 🙂 You guys got about 500mm more than we got here in Central Florida last year. Monsoonal tropical at 12.46*S, so generally 4-5 months with little or any rain and 7 months with rain, late Dec-early April being 'monsoonal'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Morrowii Posted July 31 Author Report Share Posted July 31 Ending July with 11.02 inches for the month - YTD just under 32 inches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 A total of 6.25 inches, but nothing meaningful in nearly two weeks. That puts here at roughly half of the monthly average. The airport and other stations closer to downtown and I-4 will report more rain as they've gotten significant rain fall over the last week. Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Morrowii Posted August 1 Author Report Share Posted August 1 @kinzyjr When you look at it that way the increments are probably more important than the totals. As mentioned before I’ve been very lucky over here this year. Its been raining at regular intervals and regular amounts. Nothing left to do but enjoy it while it lasts. I put in a few rain barrels this year too so even when the rain passes me by I have a couple/few days worth of rain water stored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubTropicRay Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 May - almost nothing June - pathetic July - really pathetic August - a waste of time so far Total: B--s--t 2 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...
PalmatierMeg Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 June/July combined total = 3.04" June/July "normal" expected total = ~20" 1 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 May and June weren't too bad here, so not much to complain about in comparison to some of the locales further west and southwest. August is sitting at 0.40 inches of rain, with nothing from 08/02/2023 to the current day. Some of the plants, Veitchia and Carpoxylon in particular, are starting to show a bit of stress. Neither really cares for municipal water straight out, so I'll boil, cool, and filter some tap for them. The big problem has been the long dry spell coinciding with day after day over 100F. My initial thought was that my temperature sensors were all going bananas until I realized everyone else in town was recording roughly the same thing. Update to post on June 29th: Year to date: 37.65 inches 08/2023: 0.40 inches (as of 08/10/2023) 07/2023: 6.25 inches 06/2023: 12.50 inches 05/2023: 11.25 inches 04/2023: 3.25 inches 03/2023: 0.50 inches 02/2023: 2.00 inches 01/2023: 1.50 inches 1 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysrigging Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 May -0.9” June - 0” July -0” August -0” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 On 8/10/2023 at 9:21 PM, kinzyjr said: 08/2023: 0.40 inches (as of 08/10/2023) 07/2023: 6.25 inches 06/2023: 12.50 inches 05/2023: 11.25 inches 04/2023: 3.25 inches 03/2023: 0.50 inches 02/2023: 2.00 inches 01/2023: 1.50 inches UPDATE: 08/2023: 2.7 inches (as of 08/26/2023) 07/2023: 6.25 inches 06/2023: 12.50 inches 05/2023: 11.25 inches 04/2023: 3.25 inches 03/2023: 0.50 inches 02/2023: 2.00 inches 01/2023: 1.50 inches Depending on what we get in the next 5 days, this might be a record dry August. It wouldn't surprise me if we also set an average high temperature record as well. Got curious as to how moisture in the planting beds was holding up. When I turned the pine bark mulch over to remove some deep-rooted weeds, it was still moist on the bottom. We can use the rain, but let's skip the dreaded "I" storm for the year. 2 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Morrowii Posted August 31 Author Report Share Posted August 31 Barely past the 2” mark for August 2.11” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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