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Post by stratcat on Aug 28, 2012 0:20:59 GMT -5
Monday, we had a low of 68F after .1" of rain in the night. In the daytime, the temp got up to 83F and the Summer sun is still hot. After dark, I sat out in my drive and played guitar with the cicadas singing.  |
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 28, 2012 11:41:36 GMT -5
Isaac has sucked in a lot of dry air on the east side and not strengthened as much as was forecast, so we're not even getting rain here. 88F now (11:35 a.m.), partly cloudy and breezy. Ordinarily torrential rains extend hundreds of miles to the east of a landfalling hurricane, so yesterday our local officials decided to cancel school for today. But now it looks like the kids may get to go swimming in the pool on their "hurricane day." Needless to say, they're happy. ;D
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Post by horsea on Aug 28, 2012 19:05:23 GMT -5
HOT and dry here on the Cdn prairies for a few days. Getting worse, too. S'posed to be 91 F. But that makes the tomatoes ripen like crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2012 10:30:31 GMT -5
At 10:30 am here in SW La., it is breezy, low humidity, a little cloudy-no rain yet. Isaac is moving so slow, we may not get rain! I'll have a yard full of pine cones, though.
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Post by izzy on Aug 29, 2012 20:00:36 GMT -5
That's great, Catgrass! Hopefully, all our friends along the gulf coast faired as well as you! I, of course, decided to begin working on my fall garden this week - and we are getting the blow-torch effects of Isaac. Temps this week ranging from 102* to 109*. Rain? Nary a drop.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2012 10:35:16 GMT -5
Izz-you must be in south Texas! Or near. This morning, a light drizzly rain, not lasting long, wind has died down to normal-just cloudy. I have lots of pine cones and plants lying sideways-but all is good here-not so for those to my east. Wow, still torrential rains-and floods. Floods are horrible. So much debris, dead animals-if you're on the coast, dead fish. I remember after Rita, it stunk so bad for WEEKS! You couldn't escape it. Praying for those in East La. and Mississippi!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 31, 2012 14:05:04 GMT -5
The heat is back and the breeze is almost gone. It's partly to mostly cloudy and sticky. The temp is only 90 but with a heat index of 101. Which is exactly the way August is supposed to end around here.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 31, 2012 23:28:44 GMT -5
Friday was 90F and humid. The air was quite still and I sat out in the shade. When I got back from my walk around 9.30p, it was still 76F out.
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Post by kctomato on Sept 1, 2012 11:00:48 GMT -5
Here is the screen grab from the NWS of our 24hr Droppler radar rainfall estimates. Reporting stations are giving numbers higher than seen here. Amazing how quickly God can deal with a drought. It isn't going to end things but really helps. Good thing is it doesn't seem to be running off. The Ground is soaking up the rain like DLD would to bacon at an all you can eat bacon buffet. The places I grow are: - To the left of the "O" of "Overland Park"
- just above the "la" of "Overland"
- just above the "it" of "Kansas City"
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Post by daylilydude on Sept 2, 2012 18:57:08 GMT -5
We are getting some really strong storms right now, nothing really dangerous just lots of wind and lightning!
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Post by stratcat on Sept 2, 2012 21:59:48 GMT -5
I see you're currently under a Tornado Watch. Be safe.
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Post by daylilydude on Sept 2, 2012 22:43:04 GMT -5
We feel much safer here in this house moreso than the doublewide trailer!
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Post by izzy on Sept 4, 2012 23:02:16 GMT -5
Still no break in the triple-digits. I nearly choked on my spit when I heard the weatherman announce we are going to have a cold front here on Sunday. In September!! Only if you're standing under an a/c vent. He must be delirious from too much sun. Meanwhile, I'll check on my stash of bok choi and lettuce seeds.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 8:59:41 GMT -5
This morning at 6:45 am it was 80 degrees with 75% humidity-kinda sticky! We're supposed to have a "cool" front,too! This weekend will cool down to 90 during the day, with overnight lows in upper 60's! NOW, I'll plant radish & lettuce & spinach!
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Post by stratcat on Sept 6, 2012 13:41:03 GMT -5
Yesterday, we got a little rain. We had low 80s and humid. Around noon, the county 10 minutes South had a Severe Thunderstom Warning. After suppertime, we had a Severe Thunderstom Warning. Luckily there was no damage around here.
Today, I've seen 80F and it's humid.
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Post by daylilydude on Sept 8, 2012 0:18:18 GMT -5
Under a severe thunderstorm warning at the moment, looking for strait line winds and 1" hail or better, gonna be a long night!
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Post by txdirtdog on Sept 8, 2012 10:14:36 GMT -5
Hope ya'll came through the storm alright Dld.
Wow, we are forecast for upper 80's-low 90'sF and nightime of upper 60'sF over the next few days. Maybe fruit-set will bump. Looking forward to it.
Supposed to be cloudy to clear. No rain forecast.
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Post by desertrat on Sept 8, 2012 15:48:28 GMT -5
Had a magnificent rain yesterday and more forcast for this evening and tomorrow. The last gasp of our monsoon, I'm ready for the humidity to lift and the return of dry heat. Worked in the garden all morning pulling weeds and getting it ready for fall planting. Highs forecast in the 90's the next few days, a real treat after the brutal August we've had. I'm ready for cooler weather!
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Post by txdirtdog on Sept 12, 2012 15:16:51 GMT -5
Getting some rain today. Lots of thunder. Hasn't rained enough to more than wet the surface good yet, but rain is now forecast for next few days.
The garden is standing at attention today.
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Post by paulf on Sept 13, 2012 8:22:02 GMT -5
50 degrees and the rain that happened all night long is still happening. The drought and heat may be broken.
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Post by stratcat on Sept 14, 2012 11:15:54 GMT -5
Wednesday, we had 85F. My kinda weather.
Thursday, 78F with humidity and the plants are still growing.
Rained .4" last night and it's 66F at noon today.
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Post by daylilydude on Sept 15, 2012 8:07:15 GMT -5
We are having some nice cool mornings and the sunrise this morning is beautiful... Attachments:
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Post by izzy on Sept 17, 2012 14:32:55 GMT -5
Still no break in the triple-digits. I nearly choked on my spit when I heard the weatherman announce we are going to have a cold front here on Sunday. In September!! Only if you're standing under an a/c vent. He must be delirious from too much sun. Meanwhile, I'll check on my stash of bok choi and lettuce seeds. Much as I like crow, I'm gonna have to pass - I'm vegetarian. We've had two cold fronts in two weeks. Guess I'll just eat my hat. Might be a good idea to start thinking how I'm gonna keep all that stuff growing in the event we get a freeze this year. Might even have to buy a coat if it gets real bad! It's already down in the low 90's!! Yesterday, we had a luxuriously grey, drizzly day. This is such a rare event here, and we didn't have to wait til February (when everything is already dead) for it. Wonders never cease! |
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Post by stratcat on Sept 17, 2012 23:45:53 GMT -5
Monday we had 77F, so I had the fan in the window to heat the house. Tonight, I was out for a walk before 10p and it still was around 69F. I could feel some solar heat from a couple old brick buildings in town. At 1a, it's still at 63.5F. We may get some rain tonight, then Tuesday night we may be around 36F. Time to get ready for frost.  Edit: Since it was so warm out the last couple nights, I sat out in the dark and played acoustic guitar to the cicadas and crickets. Might not be many more chances with Fall coming... |
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Post by stratcat on Sept 19, 2012 22:43:49 GMT -5
We made it through the cold night. Got down to 37F. 61.5F in the house.
Today, we had 63F for a high and I was out a bit. Had some showers, but we could use a real rain. Looks like tonight we'll get some.
Before midnight, it's 54F out.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Sept 21, 2012 9:28:26 GMT -5
Morning fog is just about burned off now at 9:30 a.m. The current temp is 73, heading for upper 80s with partly cloudy skies. Though the afternoons are still pretty warm these days (upper 80s), the nights are down into the sixties finally. The cooler mornings are nice.  |
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Post by daylilydude on Sept 21, 2012 10:55:53 GMT -5
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Post by stratcat on Sept 23, 2012 23:24:55 GMT -5
Sunday we only got up to the high 50's. We had some lake-effect rain showers blow through and even some sleet. I saw a rainbow.
Currently, it's 39F and we're under a Frost Advisory again.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Sept 25, 2012 8:00:09 GMT -5
59F according to my car's thermometer when I took the kids to school at 7:20 a.m. It's fall for real. |
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Post by txdirtdog on Oct 1, 2012 9:22:52 GMT -5
A couple of good days of rain over the weekend. Cooler weather came to town. 58F this morning! Felt actually BRISK for around these parts!
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