Eric in Orlando Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Dropped to 31F here at Leu Gardens and is back to 34 now at 7:15. The cable connecting our weather station to my computer failed yesterday so I can't tell how long it was at 31F until I hook the new one up. Tender foliage on the drive in looked mostly alright, a few bananas burnt but not all the way wilted. The bananas and heliconias in my yard weren't black and wilted and the coconut still looked green. Eric Orlando, FL zone 9b/10a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 According to the weather channel, the low in Destrehan (10 miles west of the New Orleans airport) was 23°F. The temperature was 34°F at a location one foot off the ground and one foot from my house. At another location six feet off the ground and six feet from my house, the temperature was 27°F. I think the official low at the airport was 29°F. There was not any frost, which is my main concern during the winter. Last night I moved a few large potted palms closer to the house, but didn’t protect anything else. Everything looks good so far. Click Here to Join the IPS Today! Click Here to Renew Your IPS Membership! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Vero Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 That's good news. We were at 34-35 for maybe 5 hours in Vero Beach. It will have been cooler inland, but it looks like the citrus should be fine. I don't have the statistics, but the grapefruit groves west of town look like they have a great crop. Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B Current USDA hardiness zone 10a 4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane) Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Mcintosh Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Here in my garden in N.W. Tamp I bottomed out at 28.3F/-2.1c. Went below freezing around 3am, at 8:45 went back above. I can see that my Caryota urens did not like those temps at all, but the Caryota no just a few feet away looks fine at this time. My 2 large Ravenea rivularis do not look happy. Scott :cool: Citrus Park FL. N.W Tampa www.aroundmyhouse.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 23F at my house. No noticable frost as I was leaving for work today at 7:00am. Had a temp of 31F at 8:00pm last night. Definitely excited that we did not reach the forecasted low of 17 or 18F. Have a few hundred of P. sylvestris youngsters that would not fit in the greenhouse. Didn't think they would necessarily kick the bucket, but was expecting them to be torched. Jason Gainesville, Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra2326 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I'll post here too. 27.0F in spring hill, dropped below freezing at about 11PM. Hit the low at around 2AM and it held there until sunrise. Driving to work, which goes through carrollwood in tampa, the bottles and adonidias didn't even look affected, but it may be too soon to tell. I saw a few weather stations in that area, and they all read below 30F. Jon Brooksville, FL 9a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Lows summary around the state---- My yard in Tarpon Springs - 29.3F! Tampa - 28F Clearwater - 30F St. Petersburg - 34F Vandenberg AP - 30F McDill AFB - 29F Orlando - 32F Melbourne - 34F West Palm - 35F Ft. Myers - 32F Jacksonville - 26F Pensacola - 23F Miami - 39F Ft. Lauderdale - 39F Naples - 34F Key West - 45F I believe the Key West temperature set a record. Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra2326 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (spockvr6 @ Jan. 03 2008,09:20)QUOTEKey West - 45F I believe the Key West temperature set a record. Holy poop! Anyone on here from the keys? According to weather.com, the previous record there was 46F in 1898! I remember some of the folk from Australia saying that the lipsticks there were really suffering at that temp! Jon Brooksville, FL 9a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Visual snapshot of temps at 715AM. The freeze made it all the way to Broward/Dade. Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnorell Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Low was 23.3 here in downtown Natchez, 19F at the (coldspot) airport in the countryside to the east. Currently 28.0F at 8:56am, we hit 32 at about 7pm so it looks like we'll have a 15-hour freeze. 9 hours below 28F, 4 hours below 25F. At least there was no frost. The booby-prize. A light cirrus shield did move in overnight from the west, this may have saved us from dropping further, but still not to a huge extent...and from here east it was widespread upper teens or low 20s. At least it looks like the level of cold in Florida was overblown by the forecasters. That's great news!!! Michael Norell Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 293 ft | z10a | avg Jan 44/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310 previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfeat Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (spockvr6 @ Jan. 03 2008,09:34)QUOTEVisual snapshot of temps at 715AM. The freeze made it all the way to Broward/Dade. Thanks for the visual Larry-- Looks like my neighborhood, east of Lake O, was in a nice "warm" bubble of 38-40F. Unfortunately, my plants are now in St Lucie Co, in the 28-30F belt. Doesn't look promising... SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location. 'Home is where the heart suitcase is'... _____ "If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.dadluvsu.com Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Larry, where did you find that cool chart? My shadehouse bottomed out at 36.7 from about 3 - 5 AM.. I can't feel my toes... www.dadluvsu.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surgeon83 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks for the summary, Larry. Sorry to everyone who had freezing temperatures. I have been following FL weather very closely in the last month to prepare me for my move. This data continues to support my desire to move to St. Pete and just deal with the almost daily commute to Tampa. The noaa site said there was "light snow" in Naples for a couple of hours in the middle of the night! Zone 10B, starting 07/01/2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redant Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Glad I'm on the warm side of the lake!. I don't think I saw lower then 39 in my area. Jupiter FL in the Zone formally known as 10A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (PiousPalms @ Jan. 03 2008,10:04)QUOTELarry, where did you find that cool chart? NWS Melbourne! They are not always good at making forecasts, but their "after the bomb has dropped" charts are always cool! http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/ldis/4km/ADAS_temperature.htm Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (redant @ Jan. 03 2008,10:47)QUOTEGlad I'm on the warm side of the lake!. I don't think I saw lower then 39 in my area. Yeah...you were on the good side of this one! Every time one of these things blast through I am continually reminded of things I already know. 1) BE NEAR WATER! 2) Wind direction means everything. Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 BTW - After 8 years in my current location with pretty much all Zone 10 years......it feels good to be back into 9b again 29.3F this AM Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty on Pine Is. Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (spockvr6 @ Jan. 03 2008,10:58)QUOTEBTW - After 8 years in my current location with pretty much all Zone 10 years......it feels good to be back into 9b again 29.3F this AM Ummmm, i think there is some medication for that, Larry! :laugh: i was happy with this morning, but only because it wasn't as bad as i had feared......... but i would be happier if the fronts reversed direction and pushed me up to Zone 11. ...anyway, somewhere around 34 this AM at Jackass Flatts. Rusty Bell Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve 9atx Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Not as bad in Houston as forecast low of 30F. I got down to 34F for maybe an hour. Back up to 38F by 7:00 a.m. Still one more cold day today with a high of 50F before the warmup begins. All in all a strange cold front as the worst of it bypassed us in favor of the Southeast and Florida. 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...
FRITO Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 my meter bottomed out at 23.0 degrees. only palm that look to have any apparent damge so far are tiny tiny 2 leaf washingtonias (collected from local tree) look lke pure robusta. my filiferas and filibustas look great. bird baths and dog water bowls all frozen over. Luke Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a 63" rain annually January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73 North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Mcintosh Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 After hitting 28.3F this morning it looks as if my Raphia farinifera took the worst hit, it looks to be 100% damaged at this time. Dypisis ambostrate(?) looks to be 75% damaged.Royal 60% damaged.Foxtail palm 60% damaged the 3 Adonidias ,the bottle and the spindle show no damage at this time. Scott :cool: Citrus Park FL. N.W Tampa www.aroundmyhouse.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbean Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (spockvr6 @ Jan. 03 2008,09:34)QUOTEVisual snapshot of temps at 715AM. The freeze made it all the way to Broward/Dade. Yes! Thank you for doing that! I save these as a part of my record of freezes in the area. Brevard County, Fl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Jimbeam- Heres another snapshot from 545AM. Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galveston1602 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 got lucky to only hit 37 here, we had a little cloud cover that moved in late so it saved all of us texans from getting nasty! Surgeon83, I dont live there but did alot of research and everything I saw said not to attempt a daily commute across the causeways to tampa from St pete. that is assuming you enjoy your sanity!!! Allen Galveston Island Tx 9a/9b 8' Elevation Sandy Soil Jan Avgs 50/62 Jul Avgs 80/89 Average Annual Rainfall 43.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (galveston1602 @ Jan. 03 2008,13:48)QUOTESurgeon83, I dont live there but did alot of research and everything I saw said not to attempt a daily commute across the causeways to tampa from St pete. that is assuming you enjoy your sanity!!! I make a similar drive (from Tarpon Springs to NE Tampa) and yes.....one must change their view of what is "sane" My commute is 65-70 minutes each way, but I put up with it because I like where I live and have family nearby. So, its either be close to work or close to the rest of life, so I make the drive Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Tampa Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 29F or so at my place at 0500. When I get home from slavery today will do a looksee. At 0500 everything was ok looking. ( a bad freeze makes papayas look like boiled spinach in short order, i.e. that same night as well as some other plants, mine were ok.) please x cuse my grmmr and spiling Alan Tampa, Florida Zone - 10a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbrown_III Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 The freeeze was over hyped here --perhaps 27 or 28F in Jax. at the lowest. low dew points were there but wind kept temps up. I slept in and it was 33 when I got up .. All this worry for nought, ---clipped alot of large cycads and palms for nought. Best regards,, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmarum Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Here in Pembroke Pines, the coldest I recorded was 44.1 F in my backyard which is fairly protected from the wind. I haven't heard yet from places further west, which may have seen a frost. I was not brave enough to check the mercury thermometer out in front during the night, it was cold enough indoors. Ryan South Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logolight Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 26F at my house. Luckily the space heater kept the temperature above freezing in the greenhouse. Jacksonville, FL Zone 9a First Officer Air Wisconsin Airlines (USairways Express) Canadair Regional Jet Base: ORF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (Alan_Tampa @ Jan. 03 2008,14:03)QUOTE( a bad freeze makes papayas look like boiled spinach in short order, Alan- My papayas look as described! I just cant figure out how all the boiled water got 20 ft up though Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra2326 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 So whats the deal with tonight? Forecast for Larry's place is 41 and it's 46.4 there right now. I'm forecasted for 35 and I'm 45 already...? I hope we don't have a repeat of last night. Jon Brooksville, FL 9a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTX11 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Lows of 27 and 29 last 2 nights. Seems TX missed out on most of the cold, it went east of here. No damage to my queen palm, everything else is hardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Johnson Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Sorry for all of those who experienced below freezing temps and damage to plants this morning. We really lucked out in Orlando - 31.8 F for only a half hour around 7 am, then back above freezing by 7:15, climbing to a balmy 36 by 9 am - can't remember the last time that I've been happy to see 36 degrees! I am surprised how cold the Tampa Bay area got and how far into south FLA the cold air penetrated. Bob Johnson Orlando, Florida, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon1988 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 here in Pinellas park got down to 37F went to bed around 3am was at 39F and recheck the temp for the morning was 37F check the palms did fine mostly wind burn due to the dry winds nothing major Matthew Albach Pinellas Park FLorida USDA zone 10a sunset zone 26 heat zone 10 mostly frost free most years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@PalmBeach Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Our temperature bottomed out at about 34 degrees for around 5 hours. I covered the smaller, more cold sensitive palms and brought into the garage most of the potted palms. I don't know if anything was damaged yet. Everytime it gets below 45, I always loose the noni to the ground, but it usually comes back. It felt very cold with the moderate breeze. Hot and humid Loxahatchee Florida. 16 miles inland from West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfeat Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 (spockvr6 @ Jan. 03 2008,10:54)QUOTE (PiousPalms @ Jan. 03 2008,10:04)QUOTELarry, where did you find that cool chart? NWS Melbourne! They are not always good at making forecasts, but their "after the bomb has dropped" charts are always cool! http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/ldis/4km/ADAS_temperature.htm Larry-- Thanks for that link. Just bookmarked it. SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location. 'Home is where the heart suitcase is'... _____ "If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockvr6 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 (cobra2326 @ Jan. 03 2008,18:13)QUOTESo whats the deal with tonight? Forecast for Larry's place is 41 and it's 46.4 there right now. I'm forecasted for 35 and I'm 45 already...? I hope we don't have a repeat of last night. Cobra- It ended at 38.8F in my yard earlier this AM. Larry Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskinPalms Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 39.9F for a low this morning. The worst is over from this event now. By the way, NWS was spot on for my forcast for last night and this morning. They forcasted 29 for wednesday night and I got 29.7, the forcasted 40 for this morning and I got 39.9. Parrish, FL Zone 9B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbean Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I got 34 as well Brevard County, Fl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 On the Jax Southside we were forecasted for 25 Thursday night and 31 last night. I bottomed out at 28.9 Thursday night/Friday morning and reached 32.7 last night. I was prepared for much worse and very glad that my worst fears were not realized. I know it will eventually happen, but I'd like to delay the inevitable as much as possible. My yard would be torched at 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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