bell32ndst's WunderBlog

Late winter storm, cold here

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:46:00 GMT

The temperature today in Phoenix, middle of the day, is in the mid 40s. The temperature in Reykjavik Iceland is in the mid 40s.

There's a lot of latitude between those two places.

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The big freeze is over

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:39:00 GMT

Yesterday morning was the coldest of the period, with a low of 17. This morning was 25. Yesterday it got to 52, and that extra warmth from the day before when it only reached 45 really made the difference.

Now we're getting back to regularly scheduled weather. Today should be in the 60s, and in a few days we'll be in the high 60s and this will be only a bad memory. Well, except for the plants which were damaged. I might lose some young carobs and yell...
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Cooler yet

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:01:00 GMT

This morning was 18 degrees, and it doesn't seem to be warming up like the last two days. At least it is clear and sunny, but it is struggling to get to the mid 40s, and there is a cold wind that seems to be counteracting any warming from the sun.

The forecast is for it to be colder tomorrow morning than this morning, and if something doesn't change I believe it.

The citrus is already showing damage to foliage after the last three days, this l...
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Unusually cool

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:09:00 GMT

It has been cooler than normal in Phoenix the last couple of days, and is forecast to remain so for the next two. The low here yesterday morning and this morning was 19 degrees. The coldest is supposed to be tomorrow morning. Might get down to the lowest temperature I've seen here, 15 degrees.

This morning when I picked a tangelo and ate it, the flesh was like a slurpee. Orange slush. This is the heavy bearing year for the minneola, wonder if I'll lo...
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Frost in November!

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:37:00 GMT

Wow! This is insane. The sun has been up for an hour, and there is still frost on the north facing roofs around, and in my yard in the shade. The high here yesterday was 57 and the low this morning was 30. These are temperatures like we normally see only in January, and then only when a major winter storm comes through. Just a few days ago it was in the 80s, the glorious fall weather that we get in Phoenix, clear skies with an occasional puff of cirrus.
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