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06-28-2006, 12:32 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Wierd weather in So CA
We are having some very strange weather right now, and I think my banana plants are enjoying it! It's been very humid for one thing. With cloud cover and occasional - very light - showers. Even over last weekend when it was 100+, the unusual humidity seemed to keep the plants happy. Of course I was out there misting them, and encouraging them.
I got my DH to actually help in the yard by getting up on a ladder and cutting down the first Orinoco's to bloom last year. (November) They are ripening in the garage and doing well. They took the brunt of a big frost, so I'm waiting to see how they are. |
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Re: Wierd weather in So CA
It was 96 here yesterday at 4:00 pm and very humid. We had a strong wind that came through that felt really hot like a Santa Ana but it was still humid and blowing in from the ocean.
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Re: Wierd weather in So CA
We had nothing but century marks on our thermometers the past week. Some of my banana leaves have sunburnt, but the taste of my Beauty plums went dramatically good upon ripening, as good as taste test winners. Before the heat wave they tasted like gatorade, now the flavor's fully loaded, nice balance of sweet and acid juices.
Today, it's cooler but we have patchy thunderstorms. |
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Wow, it's been that hot up north?!
It's going to be a scorcher here today. It's already 97 at 11:00. I like heat, but too many days over 100 is a little extreme. |
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Re: Wierd weather in So CA
Here's the data from my backyard station:
Date------ Max- Min- Wind Dir-Spd-- ETo-- Solar- soil temp 06-16-2006 101 63 N 8 0.37 721 73 70 65.2 14.2 06-17-2006 100 64 S 6 0.33 729 74 71 63.5 13.1 06-18-2006 95 55 S 7 0.31 722 74 72 79.0 26.7 06-19-2006 92 52 NW 4 0.26 717 74 71 83.4 23.6 06-20-2006 100 53 S 5 0.32 724 74 72 80.2 14.9 06-21-2006 102 64 NW 9 0.41 738 74 72 70.4 11.0 06-22-2006 103 69 N 8 0.39 739 75 72 06-23-2006 104 62 N 5 0.33 721 76 73 74.6 12.5 06-24-2006 102 59 S 5 0.30 677 77 71 73.4 24.0 06-25-2006 101 59 S 5 0.29 687 72 63 83.8 28.0 06-26-2006 103 63 S 5 0.31 677 74 71 78.4 22.3 06-27-2006 92 63 S 5 0.26 565 74 72 69.7 31.4 |
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Re: Wierd weather in So CA
San Diego was been upper 80s and low 90s at my place for close to a week. Last night from 3 pm to about midnite we had a warm desert wind blow in under the tropical air, and shoved the temp up to a record 96 at the airport around 6 pm.
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Re: Wierd weather in So CA
80 to 90 deg F would be perfect temperature for maximum growth rate of bananas.
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