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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 26, 2012 14:09:40 GMT -5
Yes, you should immediately go out in the yard and dance with a rubber chicken. This is the approved procedure for occurrences of "something in the sky that is not blue." You will know you have performed this correctly if booming noises and flashes of light ensue and you experience dihydrogen monoxide contamination.
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Post by stratcat on Jul 28, 2012 0:41:55 GMT -5
From Wednesday night to Friday night we got some real rain!!! At Mom's, we got 2.05" and the rain barrels are in great shape. My place received 3.2". Wonderful not to carry any water for a couple days already.  |
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Post by gixxerific on Jul 29, 2012 10:26:00 GMT -5
It cooled off and there must be a huge water main break around me cause water is falling from the sky. It's weird.
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 30, 2012 5:32:32 GMT -5
Been in the high 90's for a while now and as you know yard word is l ike house work(it's never done!) so needless to say, I have a great tan...  |
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Post by desertrat on Jul 30, 2012 11:41:17 GMT -5
Our monsoon is in full swing now and very active compared to last year. We got some rain on Sat. and Sunday and maybe more today, enough to fill all my barrels and buckets for a total of around 300 gallons which I'll use on my seedlings and container plants. We now have a grand total of about 1.25 in. rainfall for the year so far. Temps today at 98 deg. but VERY humid, will go up to around 105 again later in the week. This pattern will continue til the end of August then our dry heat will return.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 30, 2012 17:05:42 GMT -5
It cooled off and there must be a huge water main break around me cause water is falling from the sky. It's weird. LOL. ;D Enjoy! I know you need it. Had a nasty line of T-storms move through here earlier. Strong winds, lots of lightning, and about an inch of rain in 30 minutes. Luckily there was no damage that I can tell. (Everything that was likely to fall over had already done so with the near-daily T-storms we've had lately.) Cooled down to 78 now (5pm) because of the boomer, which is nice. |
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Post by kctomato on Jul 30, 2012 18:52:21 GMT -5
we are experiencing a cold wave: it dropped to the lower 90's
It's odd when 92 doesnt feel uncomfortable.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 5, 2012 0:17:47 GMT -5
After 1a, it's still 77.5F out and is it humid. We were supposed to get thunderstorms tonight, maybe even severe ones. Doesn't look promising. As we hit 91F today, I was looking forward to not carrying water on Sunday...  A little while ago I heard some thunder out over Saginaw Bay. That storm just missed us. We could really use the rain as we're in a moderate drought here. |
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Post by krikit on Aug 5, 2012 11:02:40 GMT -5
Hot, humid - sticky stuff = supposed to go up to 39 Cel. (104-108 F range) & that's not even looking at the humidex - ugh - A/C Time, like it or not.
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Post by desertrat on Aug 7, 2012 13:02:18 GMT -5
The monsoon humidity has lifted here, 112 yesterday and today and expecting record heat of 114 tomorrow. Watermelons are loving it though.
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Post by gixxerific on Aug 8, 2012 21:19:14 GMT -5
getting ready to slammed wiht a big storm with more on the way.
Good for the garden bad because my wife and kids are on their way to Kansas City and going striaght into the second hardcore batch.
Lot's of lightening gonna go watch the light show now.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 9, 2012 0:53:18 GMT -5
It's 65F out and we're getting some sprinkles. For the next few days we're supposed to only have highs in the 60's and rain likely each day. On Wednesday, I made sure to push the mower at my place since I hadn't mowed since 23 June. ;D
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 9, 2012 11:27:00 GMT -5
Rain, rain again. Not the usual afternoon thunderstorms that come and go quick and let the sun shine most of the day, but gray nearly all day and drizzling between thunderstorms. Weird weather for us in summer. (We usually get this kind of weather when a front stalls out in spring.) Yesterday was the first rain-free day in a couple of weeks for me, but the wet is back today; it's been raining since before dawn. I feel guilty complaining about too much rain when so much of the country is in drought, but more and more of the garden is succumbing to diseases and with daily rain anything I could spray would just wash right back off. Supposedly next week will be drier, but we're looking at rain all weekend. I just wonder how much will be salvageable by the time we dry out. I may end up having to rip most things out and just start the fall garden next month. Meh. If I cared about the lawn, I'd be happy, though. It hasn't looked this lush and green in years.  |
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Post by stratcat on Aug 10, 2012 15:44:03 GMT -5
Today we're stuck in the hi-50's and it's really rainy. Got a mile walk in and was glad for the umbrella. I only got one soaker. |
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Post by daylilydude on Aug 12, 2012 17:45:32 GMT -5
Our high for today was in the mid 80's, which is a really needed relief for here!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 13, 2012 16:37:14 GMT -5
Hurray, this is the second day in a row of sunshine! ;D
It's about 90 now (4:30 p.m.), and the lows the last couple of nights have been in the mid-70s. The downside is 90% average humidity for the last couple of days...but it's great to see blue skies and a few fluffy white clouds after over two weeks of rain.
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Post by gixxerific on Aug 14, 2012 9:04:41 GMT -5
went from well over normal with record heat and drought to below normal just like that.
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 20, 2012 8:43:28 GMT -5
It has been mid to upper 90'sF daytime temps and mid to upper 70's nightime temps for the last week. For most of that time we've had off and on cloud cover. Night before last it rained well. I'm not sure how much in the terms of inches, but it did soak the ground through instead of just wetting the surface. Yesterday when the sun broke through, it was very hot. Uncomfortable on the skin. Probably intensified by the amount of water vapor in the air. It was pleasant this morning.
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Post by horsea on Aug 20, 2012 13:09:39 GMT -5
Well, at least you got some rain.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2012 15:17:44 GMT -5
Sun shiny today-high in LOW 90's for a change-and a teeny bit lower humidity!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 21, 2012 8:58:20 GMT -5
Off and on rain and gray skies...again. I would say that it's like Seattle rather than Florida, except that it gets hot whenever the rain gives us a day off. |
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Post by stratcat on Aug 23, 2012 14:37:17 GMT -5
We're 85F now with a hot, Summer sun. After some rain this month, we've been downgraded from Moderate Drought to Abnormally Dry. I'm still carrying loads of water.
As my tomatoes are just starting to ripen, I'm loving this warm weather. Should have a few more days of mid-to-high 80's with warm nights.
Time to go back out...
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 24, 2012 15:03:13 GMT -5
Cooled off to mid 80'sF last couple days and same expected next couple then pushing back to 90'sF.
Rain off and on through the day. It's wonderful.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 24, 2012 23:08:52 GMT -5
On Friday, we had 86F and sunny. I was out for a walk tonight at 10.10p and it was still 75F! Stuff is growing.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 25, 2012 16:08:34 GMT -5
Beautiful sunny day here. Tomorrow should be nice, too. However, Tuesday and Wednesday might be "interesting" since Isaac appears to planning a vacation in my area.
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 25, 2012 22:08:16 GMT -5
Beautiful sunny day here. Tomorrow should be nice, too. However, Tuesday and Wednesday might be "interesting" since Isaac appears to planning a vacation in my area. Prayers going out for all ya'll in the projected path. Please be safe above all. |
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 25, 2012 22:16:47 GMT -5
Rained overnight and most of the morning and early afternoon. Temp topped at I think 88F.
Needed this rain a lot.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 25, 2012 22:44:12 GMT -5
Today I saw 89F and stayed inside for much of the heat. Around 7.45p, I carried water to my plants for about an hour. My glasses steamed up. While I was out for a walk at 9.13p, it was still 77F out. When I got back to my place, I saw two Candle Balloons (Sky Lanterns) come drifting over my yard. Weird!  |
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 26, 2012 19:41:07 GMT -5
Had a nice day today, about 90 for a high and upper 60s for a low, sunny most of the day.
Now it looks like Isaac is going to visit Mississippi or Louisianna instead of the Florida Panhandle. (I am not letting my guard down until it's ashore...Gulf storms do crazy stuff sometimes.) But even if Isaac passes us by, we're going to get wet and blustery weather the next few days.
Hope you folks in MS and LA are preparing and I hope the storm isn't that bad for you. On the plus side, if Isaac goes into LA and then tracks north, it might bring some rain to places that really need it.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 26, 2012 22:22:54 GMT -5
We got down to 61F this morning. It was 88F and humid today, so I was inside lots. I got back outside before dark. Looked around my gardens and got sprinkled on. After 10p, I was out for my walk in a light rain. It was 71F and the rain felt great! For our friends in Isaac's path, keep an eye on the weather. Here's a link- www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl?large#contents |
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