The Lowest Winter's 2013-2014 Temperature so far...

andym · Post by **andym** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:44 pm

sidpook wrote:
andym wrote:Bang on with your forecast Jim... -15F No cold to worry about here yet just WIND with gusts of 70mph. I tested my metal and plastic greenhouse to destruction
excellent yucca, what variety?

Mike .. if you mean the blue one that's Nolina Nelsonii. The smaller green one is Yucca Maderense.

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:09 am

Big cold snap on our way

.....0F or -18c as high for tomorrow and till saturday...with a high of -22c thursday and friday and low of near -30c

for both days...that s gonna be a tough winter for the palms...worst than last year :lickice:

...but the sun will be there, hope the Wind will be low

...

Ben

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:36 am

Beny wrote:and low of near -30c

Ben

Been there 2 years ago. -30C

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:44 am

This is horrible, same here , supposed to dip to -12 C on Saturday am. Never remember seeing that before, UGH!!!!!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:08 am

Low so far for me was -0.2F (-18C) on top of the snow.........but it was +4.9F (-15C) five feet above the snow.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:45 am

Hopefully that cold blast is short-lived, folks.
Hunker down.
Fingers crossed.

Barb

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:09 am

It's been so warm here that my magnolia starts producing tiny flower buds... It's not good cuz the real winter may come any time

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:25 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Low so far for me was -0.2F (-18C) on top of the snow.........but it was +4.9F (-15C) five feet above the snow.

Good point.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:47 am

I see about 1F per vertical foot in my back yard.........the short plants get beat up more.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:52 pm

We are pretty good this winter. the lowest was minus 16C so far.... But the duration... Hate the Winter!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:52 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:I see about 1F per vertical foot in my back yard.........the short plants get beat up more.

I noticed my elata's at ground level are burnt and all the ones on mounds look good.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:26 pm

Mike

If you think 26F is brutal,whats the word for -17F...

We may be right back there or lower next week,luckily only -10F tomorrow night.

One of the models is forecasting a 1058mb high pressure next week,
I have never heard of anything close to that here.
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Then bulk of the medium range models continue to advertise a hugely
negative anomaly in their l/west trough formation across the upper and middle
MS River Valley by 12z Monday. Seems the polar vortex gyrating across the
southern Hudson Bay region remains trapped and acting as a type of
block for ridging off the coasts.

Next Monday and Tuesday...the 12z GFS had an incredibly intense surface
high of 1058 mb into north central Montana by 12z Monday...with the ridge
center then moderating to the lower 1040s as it slides southeastward
across the region for Monday night into Tuesday morning. The Euro not quite
so strong with a 1045 mb high...but they both advertise Arctic Dome
of air to surge across the County Warning Area/frontal passage as Monday progresses. Sharply
dropping temperatures...and if the model prognosticated -26c to -28c 850 mb mb
airmass verifies and make it across the County Warning Area...could be some -15 to
-25f low temperatures by Tuesday morning in portions of the dvn County Warning Area. Incredible
cold. Will it moderate then middle to late next week as bulk of the
medium range solutions suggest...or they continue to mishandle such
a negative anomaly regime and open the region/Midwest back to more Arctic
dumps after next Wednesday. ..12..

Just amazing.

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:09 am

Wow Jim....that s pretty cold for your area

...Your high must be around 30F and low near 10F..big difference. Like you, we are still below the normal since end of november. Since 2010 the winter in north america are below the normal, and the Europe is a bit colder than usual except for this winter so far. What that s mean, only the ffuture will tell

...

Ben

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:54 am

Hi Jim

please keep that cold in your area!!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:11 am

Beny wrote: ...Your high must be around 30F and low near 10F..big difference.
Ben

?

I dont see anything near 30F in our future,I do see quite a few days where it will not even hit 10F for a high.

Tim

To late

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:17 am

hardyjim wrote:

I dont see anything near 30F in our future,I do see quite a few days where it will not even hit 10F for a high.

Been there and it sucks.

905palms · Post by **905palms** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:00 pm

Sickly cold right now -14C / 7F..... At least there's a good ground cover of the white stuff with no winds...
Sandal weather on Sunday, supposed to get up to 0C/ 32F...
Hopefully the Elephant ear tubers are undisturbed luckily like last year. Fingers crossed!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:30 am

There is a model for the next week. Looks scary! http://www.wetteronline.de/tiefsttemper ... r=20140107

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:33 am

We are now going to get hit with the cold. Coldest temps in five+ years...high of 19 F tomorrow and low of 7 F at night....Sooooooooooo pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!Also, expecting 5 to 7 incehes of snow tonight...ugh

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:34 am

hardyjim wrote:Mike

If you think 26F is brutal,whats the word for -17F...

We may be right back there or lower next week,luckily only -10F tomorrow night.

UGH! Good luck to us all!!!!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:47 am

Click on Igor's link to see the (beautiful) graphic of the incredibly UGLY system in Canada/USA.

Wow

andym · Post by **andym** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:26 pm

I'm quite sure you good people would like our European temps currently
http://www.wetteronline.de/tiefsttemper ... rte/europa
Igor that is a nice link

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:28 pm

So depressing....Although I go back to work tomorrow after the holidays....Hmmmm???Maybe not?????

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:44 pm

Hey Mike, welcome to the club

....enjoy snow

...but see the good side ... you, your snow will melt soon not us till march

...

Ben

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:34 pm

Beny wrote:Hey Mike, welcome to the club ....enjoy snow ...but see the good side ... you, your snow will melt soon not us till march ...

Ben

Yeah, I just hate the cold, snow is ok. Supposed to be back up into the low to mid 40's F by Sunday and Monday....

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:48 pm

Hang in there Mike and Tim and Jim.
Hopefully the cold is shortlived.

Stay safe!

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:01 pm

lucky1 wrote:Hang in there Mike and Tim and Jim.
Hopefully the cold is shortlived.

Stay safe!

Barb

It will be shortlived ...Thankfully. And I just got the word that our schools are closed tomorrow, maiking it a perfect 2 week holiday!!!!! Woot woot! off to party!!!!!

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:17 am

Guys what the heck is happening to the N. America? You're supposed to be warmer than us. Still feels like late Autumn here: 41F

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:24 am

what the heck is happening to the N. America?

new Ice Age.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:31 am

Hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For once Barb, you are higher than us! History in the making!!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:38 am

Mike, yeah, what a weird reversal.

I recall last year (or the winter previous to that?) that we were warmer than Erik in Oklahoma.

Maybe the poles reversed

Hang in there Michael, should be gone in a week.

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:42 am

Here's our roller coaster 7-day forecast in F

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igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:49 am

Up and Down!!! Take care!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:49 pm

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:Up and Down!!! Take care!

Thanks Igor, Happy New Year!!!!!! Жаңа жылыңызбен!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:25 pm

Holy cow, a high of 12F on Tues.

We are forcasted with a low of 10F and high of 17F. This will be a true test for my palms.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:28 pm

chadec wrote:Holy cow, a high of 12F on Tues.

We are forcasted with a low of 10F and high of 17F. This will be a true test for my palms.

Good luck, man. These are the coldest temps in at least 8 years they say....At least the hot tub is 101, heading out there now with a MAGNUM of Cabernet! AND I'll be "well wrapped" so to speak to avoid shrinkage.....

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:50 pm

we hit a new low this season too........low last night of -6.5F (-21.4C).

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sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:01 pm

This is all shit!!!!!!!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:04 pm

-21C is incredibly cold for you guys.
Be glad you didn't plant a lot of new stuff at your beach place this year, Tim.

Hang in there, Tim and Mike, stay safe.
Must be quite the dash from the hot tub to the house, Michael.

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:08 pm

lucky1 wrote:-21C is incredibly cold for you guys.
Be glad you didn't plant a lot of new stuff at your beach place this year, Tim.

Hang in there, Tim and Mike, stay safe.
Must be quite the dash from the hot tub to the house, Michael.

Barb

not bad tonight actually, just had to chip the icicles off the 'boys'